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Horror (stalker, slasher) genre
By Sylvia Rogo
•An American film director, producer,
actor, screenwriter, composer
commonly associated with horror and
science fiction movies.
•Began filming horror shorts on 8 mm
film even before entering high school.
•His films are characterized by
minimalist lighting and photography,
static cameras, use of steadicam, and
distinctive synthesized scores -usually
self-composed.
•One of his most successful horror
movies is Halloween (1978)
John Carpenter
•Halloween (1978) is an American independent horror film
directed by John Carpenter.
•It was a smash hit on release and helped give birth to the
slasher film genre.
• Was produced on a budget of $320,000 and grossed $60
million at the box office in the United States becoming one of
the most profitable independent films
•Carpenter relied upon taut suspense rather than the
excessive gore that would define later slasher films.
•Carpenter's self-composed "Halloween Theme" remains a
recognizable film music theme to this day.
Other horror movies directed by John
Carpenter
Ghosts Of Mars
(2001)
The Fog
(1980)
The Thing
(1982)
•Is an American film director and
writer that is best known as the
creator of many horror films.
•Broke into film as a sound editor for
Sean Cunningham.
•His work tends to share a common
exploration of the nature of reality,
For example ‘A Nightmare On Elm
Street’ dealt with the consequences
of dreams in real life.
Wes Craven
•‘Scream’ (1996) is one of a series of horror movies directed
by Wes Carven that involves a psychopathic serial killer
wearing a Halloween costume attempting to kill Sidney
Prescott and various other characters involved in her life.
•It revitalized the slasher film genre in the mid 1990s by
using a standard concept with a tongue-in-cheek approach
that successfully combined straightforward scares with
dialogue that satirized slasher film conventions and was
highly acclaimed by many critics worldwide, who
appreciated the approach..
•Was a smash hit, earning over $100 million domestically
and spawning two popular sequels, which Craven also
directed.
Other horror movies directed by Wes
Carven
The hills have eyes
(1977)
A nightmare on elm
street (1984)
Vampire in Brooklyn
(1995)
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