Explanation of why young people like horror films – the psychology of horror

Young people enjoy horror because they like to be frightened and entertained. Dr Glenn walters speaks of the phycology of horror, said that people watch horror for the tension, mystery and shock. Dr Deirdre said that there are four main differences for why people like watching horror; he said that each person usually has something about them that encourages them to watch one. The first psychological theory being that thriller watchers usually have higher where as independent watchers had a high positive effect for overcoming fear.

Furthermore Marven Zukerman said that people who scored high in sensation seeking scale often reported a greater interest in exciting things like rollercoasters, bungee jumping and horror films. The gender socialization theory by Zillman consider the snuggle theory this found that boys enjoyed a horror film with their female companion who were visibly scared where as girls found that they enjoyed the film more when there boys were brave and could handle fear more.

FONTS

DIFFERENT FONT TYPES by leah helman

Sound Effects for our film

Images of how our location is similar to other films

Feedback of our idea

From this feedback I learnt that the viewers have a positive thought about our thriller because it is relevant to todays life as it involves diseases that can be caught easily making people more aware of ways to stay more clean and healthy. I also learnt that it will attract all ages which is good because it will give us a bigger audience.

Run Through

Analysis of the effectiveness of our run through and what I have learnt so far

Our run through is effective because it gives a clear outline of our story, because it shows different people touching objects all around the school. This shows how a virus is spreading all around the school and therefore highlights our main points for our thriller. I have learnt from this that viruses spread via anything even sharing a packet of crisps. By using a run through it makes our filming easier as we know what scenes to film, although this was filmed with a mobile phone I learnt ways to film a panning shot and close ups to highlight the spread of the virus. Therefore when filming the real thing with high technology cameras I will be able to use these skills again but in a more professional way.

SURVEY ON OUR FILM

PROPS

RISK ASSESSMENT

Pie chart on potential target audience

PROPS, SETTING, COSTUME, ACTORS, SUB-GENRE AND SYNOPSIS

Mood Board

The idea of our thriller is a infectious disease is spreading around the school and in public places such as buses and trains, therefore from this it is evident that this mood board has helped me develop by thriller as each picture shows a different scene and symbolises the key aspects to it. The first one being blood, this represents the illness that has resulted from the virus, blood also highlights danger. The  photo of the bus and train, is a place where viruses are spread easily through touching handles, polls and the seats. The handles to the door are infected with germs and the toilet further signifies the dirt and diseases spreading.