Monday, 23 November 2015

Christian Metz’s Model Of Genre Development


The experimental- Experimental means the early stages of film that experiments with the use of the horror genre and the narratives. Here are some examples:

The Cabinet of Dr Calgari 1919
Nosferatu 1922
Description: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/35/Das-Cabinet-des-Dr-Caligari-poster.jpg

These early horrors appeared after the world war had just ended, this was due to the stories that were coming out by all the soldiers that have been there.

The Classic- By classic we mean the phase of films witch established the narrative conversations of the horror genre in its most successful period of time. Here are some examples:

Dracula 1931
Frankenstien 1931
Description: http://postalmuseum.si.edu/artofthestamp/subpage%20table%20images/artwork/arts/Bela%20Lugosi%20as%20Dracula/BIGdracula.jpg

Parody- Parodies are the films that have been mimicked in some way or another but still follow the horror type. An example of these films are:

Carry On screaming 1968
Scary Movie 1998
Description: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/2/29/Movie_poster_for_%22Scary_Movie%22.jpg


Deconstruction- Decnonsruction are the types of films that have taken the generic elements of the horror genre and put them into different sub genres. Here is an example:

Se7en 1995
The sixth sense 1999
Description: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/6/66/The_sixth_sense.jpg

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