My Questionairre

1. Out of the genres listed, which one do you prefer?

-          Horror

-          Romantic Comedies

-          Thrillers

2. In Romantic comedies, you prefer the outcome to be:

-          A happy ending

-          A sad ending

-          A cliff hanger

3. In thriller films, you prefer the main protagonist to be:

-          Male

-          Female

4. In Horror films, you prefer the antagonist to be:

-          Human

-          Fictional

5. “Women tend to enjoy Rom Coms as opposed to thrillers”

-          I agree with the statement

-          I Disagree with the statement

6. Do you believe that Rom Coms replicate real life?

-          Yes

-          No

-          Sometimes

7. Do you prefer to watch horror films in 3D?

-          Yes

-          No

8. “I enjoy being scared while watching thriller films”

-          Yes

-          No

-          Sometimes

9. “Horrors/Thrillers based on true events tend to be better”

-          Yes

-          No

10. What is your favourite Horror, Thriller or Romantic Comedy film?

            

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Christian Metz model

Metz's model of development was to recognise the horror genres existance and develop it as much as he could.


Christian Metz in his book Language and Cinema (1974) explored the development of Genre film and suggested that Genre's pass through the four phases of existance.
1.The Experimental films such as The Cabinet of Doctor Claigan (1919) and Nosferatu (1922)
2. The Classic Hollywood films such as Dracula (1931) and Frankenstein (1931) made by Universal Studios.
3. The Parody films such as Abbot and Costello meet Frankenstein (1948) Carry On Screaming (1968) and Scary Movie (1998)
4. The Deconstruction films such as Se7en (1995) The Sixth Sense (1999) The Blair Witch Project (1998) and Scream (1998)

Explanation Of The Four Phases

By Experimental we mean the phase of early films with explored and experimented with horror themes in its narratives. They helped formalize the narrative conventions of the horror genre in its earliest phase.
By Classic we mean the phase of films which established the narrative conventions of the horror genre in its most successful and defining period.
By Parody we mean films that have mimicked the horror genre in some comical way.
By Deconstruction we mean films which have taken the generic elements of the horror genre and amalgamated them into varying cub genre.

Here are some examples of Genres combined with generic elements of horror:
Se7en- Psychological Thriller/Horror
The Sixth Sense - Supernatural Thriller/Horror
Blair Witch Project - Documentary film/Horror
Scream - Teen Movie/Horror