I have a new angle to go about this topic. I was looking at Nosferatu and other silent films along with German expressionism, and i could look at how German expressionist film focuses on horror and film noir and how it has influenced the horror genre, from the gothic literature genre of film to the torture porn genre. Directors such as Alfred Hitchcock and Tim burton use certain traits of German Expressionist style in their films. The angular buildings, dark shadows, quirky style of filming/cinematography. Expressionist films often dealt with madness, betrayal and insanity, as do Tim Burton's films.
-"This dark, moody school of film making was brought to America when the Nazis gained power and a number of German filmmakers emigrated to Hollywood. These German directors found American movie studios willing to embrace them, and several German directors and cameramen flourished there, producing a repertoire of Hollywood films that had a profound effect on film as a whole."-
I found this on wikipedia and thought that would give me a basis to start talking about hollywood and horror. Linking in with my first idea (1)
Order of importance would be, silent film/ german expressionism, then onto symbolism and mise en scene, then onto other films of that genre, leading to some background history and Nazi germany, straight onto some modern directors such as Tim Burton maybe, then i could lead straight into modern horror and hollywood, and the difference between the eras.
Im not sure if this is too wide as a topic but there are many things to talk about.
No comments:
Post a Comment