We have been researching different media theories about horror films. From this we wish to gain a further understanding of why people love horror movies? We want to broaden our knowledge of what peoples likes and dislikes are so we can create a film according to our viewers needs and desires.
Throughout our research of media theorists many questions have been asked, such as:
Do the audience like to be scared?
What do they enjoy most about the horror and gore?
Why do people pay for this?
How is it enjoyable?
Investigators generally use one of two theories to explain why people like horror movies. The first is that the person is not actually afraid, but excited by the movie. This gave us a wide range of ideas for our horror film and we have decided to create scenes which do include terror, murder and blood but also add an aspect of suspense whcih keep our viewers on the edge of their seat.
The second explanation that we researched is that the audience are willing to endure the terror in order to enjoy a euphoric sense of relief at the end. Also as the viewer is watching the film in the safety of their own home or local cinema for example, so they feel a sense of secureness as they can watch the film and feel the terror but not actually live it.
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