Halloween: An introduction.
"Discuss how genre is communicated, whilst simultaneously confirming audience expectation and offering gratification. (Halloween)"
Halloween was originally a movie directed by John Carpenter in 1978. It is one of the most renowned original Horror Movies. It as also been considered as a slasher' movie regardless of the actual amount of violence and gore, or little of, involved in production.
The opening credits do a lot in establishing the mood and giving a slight indication of the genre of the movie. A pumpkin is used, indicating that the movie is related to the time of Halloween. Its position on the screen also generates a sense of uneasiness for the audience. The flickering candlelight also relates to the background music, impulsive, frantic and edgy, giving the whole introduction scene an absolute sense of great mystery and fright, implying more to the genre of horror. The text also fades out into red, a connotation of blood and a typical......
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