Idea. 1

Ok so it's my first time writing a blog. Here goes...
my first idea for the dissertation is related to film and the 'Horror genre'. I was thinking about classic horror movies from the 70's 80's and the 90's and how they are mainly focused on suspense, noises, shadows, and psychological trauma including films such as The Texas Chainsaw massacre (TCM), The Shining, Nightmare on Elm street etc, creating this emotion we all know as HORROR or FEAR.
As horror progressed so did the GORE factor which takes me to my next idea to link in with this essay, about how modern horrors are completely different to the classics and how some directors clearly want to keep topping the latest gorey films.
Films such as Hostel 1 and 2, Saw 1-7, all of the Michael Bay's productions (remakes) like TCM, TCM: The beginning, The Hitcher, Friday the 13th, Nightmare on elm street are loaded with graphic violence and suffering.  What i am interested in here is why platinum dunes (Michael Bay's production company) remake old horror movies, making them more Gorey and outrageous.


Is it to do with the audiences needs or because we are so desensitised to macabre/jumpy/eerie films. Why is there a massive demand in 'horror porn' or 'torture porn' as they are commonly refered to with scenes of graphic violence. The visual aspect in horror is very important to a modern day audience. i want to explore why.

I was also thinking about horror parodies, and how they have contributed to the desensitisation of the audience. the comedy helps to lighten the tone making horrors seem more comical these days, where as classic horror movies were the origins of this specific genre which hadnt been done before making it scarier.

I'm not entirely sure on where this is going yet, but this is the first idea i'm interested in.

Here is the Platinum Dunes site where you can view blogs, news, and film info :
http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/platinumdunes/about.php

I was also thinking i could include 3D cinema as it is relatively recent which enhances the cinematic experience. I recently went to see Saw 3D and again i could talk about desensitisation and how the 3D aspect of film these days helps to involve the audience on a bigger scale which makes Saw3D more sick and realistic to  the viewer.