Thesis - Cone of Cogency

Original Cone of Cogency:

Title: Why do audiences dislike suspense but enjoy being subjected to it within horror films?


Chapter 1: defining key terms (e.g. horror) and emotions that are usually felt by an audience in a horror film.
  • horror, emotion, horror genre hybrids
  • Popular horror films and why they were successful

Chapter 2: emotion and reason as to why certain things cause an audience to feel suspense
  • theorists: James Lange, cannon-bard, apparatus theory

Chapter 3: case study: Jaws (camera angles, editing, sound)

New Cone of Cogency:

Title: Why do cinematic audiences enjoy pleasurable fear?


Chapter 1: emotion and reason why certain things cause an audience to feel suspense
- James-Lange theory, Cannon-bard theory, apparatus theory


Chapter 2: Hitchcock and how he has effected cinema
  • Ways that Hitchcock causes suspense and examples
  • Editing techniques
  • Camera angles
  • How female characters are subjected to being used in his films to help increase suspense


Chapter 3: Case study: Rope or Psycho
  • Use of camera angles
  • How Hitchcock shows less to suggest more

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Kill Bill (2001) - Postmodernism

Image
Figure 1. Kill Bill Movie Poster (2003) Written and directed by Quentin Tarantino, Kill Bill (2003) is a crime and mystery film that is iconic for it's postmodern film design due to the use of many different film types combining together to create the film.  1.  Intertextuality  -  Kill Bill  is created using film conventions from many different films. This is shown through Tarantino's use of Japanese style fighting scenes and mystery. Figure 2. Fight scene  2.  Non-linear narrative  - There is a strong use of non-linear narrative through the film, meaning that the film's story line and narrative are disjointed. This is shown in the film with flash backs, for example, when 'The Bride' (Uma Thurman) see's Vernita Green (Vivica. A. Fox) and the siren sounds. Figure 3. Flash back  3.  Challenging gender stereotypes  - The main character in action films are usually muscular men with a woman as either their lo...
Read more

The Impossible (2012) - Three act structure

Image
Figure 1. Movie poster (2012) The Impossible is a disaster film directed by J. A. Bayona, which is based on the 2004 tsunami that hit Thailand. The film is based on the real life situation of a family of five who have travel to Thailand on a family holiday. The storm then hits the part of Thailand where the family are staying and they all become separated .  The three act structure The three act structure suggests that when creating there are three acts. The set up (exposition), the confrontation (obstacles) and the resolution. Figure 2. The three act structure Looking at the film:  The start (Ordinary world) -  At the start of the film the audience is told that the film is based on a true story. The opening shot shows the plane coming into Thailand with the family on it. This is where we are introduced to Henry (the Father), Maria (the Mother) and Lucas, Simon and Thomas (their three sons). It shows the family settling down at their holid...
Read more