Monday, 10 January 2011

Generic Horror Movie Log Sheet

What is the film called?
The Grudge 2

Who directed it?
Takashi Shimizu, he also directed the Grudge 1 and 3 and The Great Horror Family.

When was it released?
2004

Does it have any well known stars in it? If so who?

Sarah Michelle Gellar, known for playing Buffy Summers in Buffy The Vampire Slayer.

 

List the horror genre conventions in the film.

Ghosts, Darkness, Creepy sounds, frightening music, an old haunted house, curses, people being killed and going missing, screams, evil, victims.

What elements in the film created fear and suspense?
The creepy throat noise of the Grudge, when you hear this noise you know that she is near. The phone ringing and when picked up the creepy throat noise is on the other end. Darkness and silence, then turning into loud noises and the grudge suddenly jumping out at the screen.

What elements in the film failed to create fear and suspense?
The beginning of the film where the setting is a school yard, it doesn’t have any features of a horror movie in it at all. 

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