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Following this demonstration of continued popularity, Rafter (2007) argues that film plays a key role in informing, perceiving and understanding various components of criminality. Therefore, research using films should be deemed as a salient feature within criminology. When discussing film and its impact on audiences, Shonfield's (2000) research on film usage is advantageous. She explains that when audiences watch a film, they are able to temporarily pause their personal cynicism and allows…

I step out of my car, and onto the gravel parking lot. Looking around, I notice the eager children frantically pulling at their parent’s hands as they walk into the pumpkin patch. Almost immediately a nostalgic sense of happiness sets in. That warm fuzzy feeling inside my stomach is impossible to ignore at this point as the memories of my childhood flood in. This feeling remains constant throughout October, November and December but it is strongest in October. Something about pumpkin patches…

Thomas hebert Tim Burton style essay Tim Burton is a very well known film director. He is known for movies like the remaking of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Big Fish. He is very unique with his style of lighting, music choices and camera angles. He uses a lot of long shots with high key lighting. He also uses a lot of medium shots with bottom or side lighting making it seem scary especially with his choice of music. One of the best things a director can do is choose the right music…

In “Why We Crave Horror Movies,” an article by Stephen King, he explains his view on why we enjoy horror films. He chooses to say we go to fill a somewhat morbid taste for watching someone suffer, as well as using it as a method of triumph, showing others we simply can bare it. King says that if we aren’t feeling quite ourselves or are just feeling off all we really need is a good horror movie to set us right again. He claims that we all have a part in us that craves the gory, horror in films…

For example, the “Day of the Dead” is a well-known celebration that originally came from Aztec traditions. This event takes place on October 31st and November 1st; just as Halloween does. The “Day of the Dead” are two days that revolve around the belief that on these nights, the souls of the dead will return to Earth once more. October 31st is the night where the souls of the children pass through the underworld and back Earth…

Halloween is just around the corner, many believe that Halloween is not the same without carving pumpkins. By ones self or participating with others, pumpkin carving is an activity associated with Halloween. With all the tools readily available, a pumpkin can be made into a beautiful masterpiece. Carving a pumpkin can be a difficult task; however, with the proper tools it can be made an enjoyable endeavor. To begin this process one must prepare for carving. Picking a pumpkin is essential.…

have at there house of their parents. The more I look at them the more photographic they become. The phantasmagoria has to be my favorite advancement towards photography thus far. It may be because I am a sucker for anything remotely related to Halloween, and the phantasmagoria can project spooky things such as ghosts or skeletons or because onto walls and ceilings of play rooms. I also like it because it created a newer art form that could be shared as a collective group to see things only…

Sound sets the tone, the mood, the mise-en-scene of the shot. Sound tells us much about the movie and also clarifies the situation. If we are to feel the suspense and fear of a scene, the background sounds get louder such as foot-steps and ticking clocks. A close-up of a sweating face in the dark tells us the person is scared of what might happen or that they just woke-up from a nightmare, depending on the sounds or lack thereof. Sound has great meaning in film when used creatively as a means of…

In one of the most infamous horror film scenes from Silence of the Lambs (1991, dir. Jonathan Demme), FBI agent Clarice Starling played by actress Jodie Foster staggers shaking and gasping for air as she tries to escape serial killer Buffalo Bill’s (actor ted levine) basement in the pitch darkness. The audience sees and follows Clarice through Bill’s night vision goggles. Placing the viewer in Bill’s perspective gives the popular human fear of being watched in the dark a terrifying realness.…

Scream Factory broadens its horizons a bit by releasing the Blu-ray debut of the Oscar-winning dark comedy “Death Becomes Her” in a Collector’s Edition. Although it definitely fits into the supernatural realm, many would argue Robert Zemeckis’s 1992 hit is a little tame to be released under Shout Factory’s horror umbrella. Either way, it merits the extra special care it gets from the company. A star-studded cast headed up by Bruce Willis, Goldie Hawn, and Meryl Streep all give elegantly wicked…