Fears
Theory
What makes a film scary?
Why doe we watch scary films?
Why do we enjoy being scared?
These answers can be given through theories of famous directors and scholars.
Horror and Thriller films are used in many ways. Theoretically to build up suspense, break the rules of camera angles, break the rules of sound and to finish off with breaking down tension through jump scares and screaming.
Why do we enjoy watching them? It is because people like suspense; they want to know fear and they want to really understand what ghosts and the paranormal might look like through these types of media XD. We like being scared in order to increase our heart rate, release energy and many more ridiculous reasons.
[Theory 1] Aristotle: He believed in CATHARTHIS ==> we watch violence/ negative imagery to purge suppressed emotions (basically to release internal emotions through jump scares)
By experiencing negative and scary imagery, we intensify the positive. We enjoy the negative imagery being vanquished.
[Theory 3] Glen D Walters: What makes a film scary?
1) Tension and suspense: created using narrative and filming techniques.
2) Relevance: The fears explored are relevant to the audience, The 'Believe' that these fears do exist.
3) Unrealism: we know we are safe. We can experiment x explore.
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