Halloween II

Halloween In Benjamin Bradford’s History of Halloween, he explains how Halloween or “All Hallows Eve” came about. The intentions of “trick or treat” and the influences behind Halloween. Halloween is thought to be influenced from a celtic festival called “Samhain” (pronounced “sah win”), meaning “summers end.” “Samhain ‘also thought to have been a time of communing with the dead,” according to John Santino, folklorist. Santino also stated "There was a belief that it was a day when spirits of the dead would cross over into the other world. Nicholas Rogers, a history professor at York University states “Though a direct connection between Halloween and Samhain has never been proven, many scholars believe that because All Saints' Day (or All…

Halloween, also known as "All hallows eve" can be traced back more than two thousand years to a pre-Christian Celtic festival known as "Samhain". Halloween (October 31st) is the night when everyone dresses up as their greatest fantasy or their worst nightmare and goes door to door saying the world renowned phrase "trick or treat". Everyone wanders the streets collecting candy on this wonderful holiday without knowing the history behind it, or how the holiday even began, but how did Halloween…

rather than an alien or entity. It is known that people harm other people in real life, so to watch a film that is displaying real-life possibilities, can be extremely terrifying. The characters themselves must be relatable as well. If a viewer finds that they have a few things in common with a character, it makes the characters and their actions seem like more of a real-life possibility. Lastly, the appropriate sound effects are crucial in the making of a horror movie. The music and sound…

Caligari (1920), by Robert Wiene, this silent film revolved around an insane hypnotist using a sleep walker to commit murders. This film played on the audiences fear of death and not being in control. Another film during this period, however, played on the fear of the supernatural, Nosferatu, a Symphony of Horror (1922) by F. W. Murnau, which adapted Bram Stoker’s Dracula (Barsam & Monahan, 2004). This film is considered an influential masterpiece of film history. After World War II, horror…

Halloween is the previous evening before the holy days of all Hallows, it is also refers to as All Saints celebration. There has been controversies regarding to this event where some people link it to occult. Christians used to celebrate it but they have been cautioned from it as people believe that it is evil. There are so many religious groups in the world and it requires one to be keen on which religion they will be attached to. In this paper I will discuss about how the Halloween has become…

locations to shoot part of the film but mostly I will reconstruct the scene in a studio set as this will give me freedom to play about with weather conditions and learn how to recreate different weathers for mood effect in the film, this is something that can be very hard to do if I shot the whole film on site locations. I decided to shot my film in an abandoned building in Aberdeen suburban area and houses with some small areas shot in woodland areas this will give the film a sense of being…

think this monster would simply attract adults and teens. The truth would conclude that the adults make up majority of the crowd that engage themselves in this monster. Researchers assume we like to watch these types of movies for different reasons, which comprise getting a charge out of the adrenaline surge, occupied from everyday life, vicariously showing contempt for social standards, and appreciating a voyeuristic look at the horror from a safe distance. The sense of that would consider…

Halloween is at the end of this month and with homecoming just around the corner. I would like to include the pros and cons of having a fall dance versus a Halloween dance. I will give some information on how Halloween started, how, when and where it changed, and how people celebrate it now. I will also say how fall is celebrated in other countries. Halloween and fall have different events and styles for different cultures. This may help one out if they are trying to pick between a Halloween…

Ever had the excitement of going to the movie theaters and watching the scariest movie? You begin to experience your heart pounding, blood rushing, and goose bumps surfacing. The tension builds up with fear on what’s going to happen next. Horror movies have become so realistic; it puts characters into real life situations. Don’t worry, you’re safe in your own environment because after all it is just a movie, right? Just experience horror movies vicariously and witness other people get…

Introduction Look around you, does where you are look uniformly ominous. Are you being chased by an unusually powerful or intelligent being. Well congratulations! You are in a horror film! It may not sound that great because it is not. You are probably going to die, but if you read this guide you might not. So let’s get started! The most important thing I could tell anyone in your situation right now is “don’t be stupid”. It has been said in so many television shows and movies. “Dont go in there…