Reflection paragraph on sources

I used 3 main sources in my blog : newspapers/articles, websites, and books. The hardest source was the book, but the book was more accurate and true. The easiest was the websites because it was faster, but people can write what ever they want on the web, so it's not as accurate as a book. I didnt like the newspapers/articles, because they bairly had things i was looking for for my project.

Works Cited

. book - Thomson, David. Cinema year by year. New York: Amber books limited, 2002.

. Database Article - Flynn, Gillian, Kristen Baldwin, and Missy Schwartz. "Massacre Appeal." Entertainment Weekly 736 (2003): 8. MAS Ultra - School Edition. EBSCO. Web. 20 Apr. 2010.

. Website - "Up comming horror movies." up comming horror movies. 29 april 2010. http://www.upcominghorrormovies.com/.

. website - "Monsters and demonds : a short history of the horror film" . 29 april 2010. Classic movies . http://www.classicmovies.org/articles/horrorhistory.htm .


. website - "Horror film" . wikipidia . 29 april 2010 . http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horror_film .

Reflection Paragraph on Process

The way I felt doing this project was pretty good. I knew I would enjoy it because i love horror movies, and this isn't just any old research project, i can make it my own and i don't have major rules. So I feel the same way I did in the beginning. One of the easy things i had to do in my project was the pictures and mostly all of the project. I knew almost all of it except my research questions so most of my project was very easy and enjoyable, and no one can complain about that. The only hard thing, or difficult time i had with this project was my second wordle, it came down to my computer wasn't working properly so I just went on a different computer. If I were to do this project again I dont think I would do anything differently.

wordle #2

Reflection Paragraph on Findings

The most important facts in this project that i learned is that watching horror movies isn't exacily what everyone thinks . Also i learned much more about horror movies and horror movies i like, iv found more about them then i already knew. When i found out alot of people love watching horror movies i was surprised because everyone i am around doesn't like them, especially as much as me and i found out that there actually alot of people out there that love watching than just as much as me. That to me was the most exciting thing i found out doing this project. I only have some questions left, but they relate to the Freddy Kruger movies (A nightmare on Elm Street) , like the dreams and all that stuff. Lately i have really been curious and interested in dreams and how they work. I saw a preview on YouTube of A nightmare on elm street 2010 where one of the characters was explaining to Nancy why she saw Freddy , because she was awake the whole time , well the thought she was. He told her that after the 70 hours of staying awake the insomniac will begin to experience "Micro-Naps", it means you are dreaming but you dont know it...even it your awake. I was conserned if that was a real thing so i googled it. I found that it is true and people offen get them obviously from not getting enough sleep, like taxi drivers,and college students ,and people who work alot. One guy said that they are good for you and micro-naps offen last 3 to 5 minuites and you can get startled out of it, and if you are with people and you have one you think "o, did anyone see me". Someday I want to try to stay up long enough that i will get one to see how its like, the probleme I have that scares me is that this guy also said " if one falls into "micro-naps" it becomes very diffacult to go back to normal sleep". In other words its practically telling me if i start to have micro-naps i will turn in to an insomniac, and i dont want that i just want to have a micro-nap and see how it is. The thing with the Freddy movies was that the kids would stay awake for so long that they would accedently have micro-naps of Freddy. So its not like if you have micro-naps you will have nightmares, you can have micro-naps about anything. If anyone has anyadvise please leave a comment, thanks. I still like my project alot i think other people should know more about horror movies and i hope my blog is helping.

Finding Paragraph #3

One of my search questions is what is the first horror movie ever made. I found out that it is called " The devils Castle" on www.wisegeek.com, which was made in 1896. It is a three minute movie and the director is le Manior Du Diable.I think that movie might have been good because it started horror movies, but it might not be like really good because of how old it is and the technology probably sucked.

Citation - http://www.wisegeek.com/contest/what-was-the-first-horror-movie.htm

Finding Paragraph #2

Another question of mine is how do the writers think so creativly? I found out how Wes Craven thought of making a horror movie on kids falling asleep and never waking up (A Nightmare on Elm Street) in a article i found in a book "Cinema year by year by David Thomson".
The quote was " Craven got the idea from a news item about Laotian refugees so afflicted with horrifying nightmares that they became terrified of falling asleep. He has transplanted the theam to the realm of "teen terror" and in the process created an outrageous new bogey man, the hamburger-faced, razor-taloned Freddy Kruger, a child murderer who was burned to death after escaping conviction and has now returned to his old stamping ground on Elm street to haunt the dreams of its teenage inhabitants." (Thomson). I think Wes Craven is very creative by how he thought of making that movie. Iv always wanted to think creativly like him, and either make a horror movie or be in a horror movie.

Finding Paragraph #1

A important question of mine is why do people love horror movies? I knew people love horror movies and that I love horror movies, but I didn't fully understand the real reason why until i found this website that finally answered it. The website states, "Audiences willingly offer themselves up to sadistic storytellers to be scared witless, and they are happy to pay for the privilege. Theories abound as to why this is so; do we derive basic thrills from triggering the rush of adrenalin which fear brings" (Horror Film History). I try to tell people this after i figured out myself that that is why I personal love horror movies, because people think I'm going to be a some what version of Michael Myers (Halloween) when I grow up because I love watching horror movies, but I am far from that I simply love the adrenaline horror movies bring, and I love getting scared and watching other people get scared.

Quote, Paraphrase, and citation #5

Quote - Seasonal shocker from John Carpenter

" In his latest film, Halloween, John Carpenter appears to have been afflicted with Psycho-it is. It's a horror film peppered with Hitchcockian shock cuts in which Jamie Lee Curtis (the daughter of psycho's Janet Leigh) is pursued by a mad killer who himself seems to be unkillable. While the Bernard Herrmann-like theme (composed by the director) cranks up the tension, Carpenter's camera prowls through the night, always hinting at somthing horrible about to burst in from the periphery of the panavision screen. Such plot as there is concerns an insane killer who first struct as a child on Halloween and threatens to do so again 15 years later. There are plenty of shocks along the way,k and film buffs will spot the sly in-jokes Carpenter has buried in the film."

Citation - Cinema Year by Year - By David Thomson

Paraphrase - This article mainly talks about John Carpenters latest horror movie Halloween. it discusses John carpenter and how he loved making a movie about a psycho, and it tells that Jamie Lee Curtis is in the film. I like how the article tells what Michael Myers (Halloween) is gooing to do, it sais "Such plot as there is concerns an insane killer who first struck as a child on Halloween and threatens to do so again 15 years later". I like that alot because some people might not know exacily what is happening in the movie so if they see this article they can understand alittle more.

Graph/Chart/Map and Citation

This Graph shows the stages of getting scared. So first your okay, then you slowly start to get scared.


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Quote, Paraphrase, and Citation #4

Quote - "While the style of horror films may go in and out with each trendlet, the genre as a whole is a steady bet. The films can be made on the cheap (very few cost more than $20 million) because they don't need big-ticket actors to lure crowds. "The genre is the star here," says Dan Marks, executive VP of Nielsen EDI. "People like to get scared." A franchise film, like Texas Chainsaw Massacre, carries its own name recognition. With a budget of $9.2 million, the film took in three times that on its opening weekend, thanks to all the young'uns who hit theaters. In packs. Another economic advantage: Horror flicks are as social as the movie experience gets, so people go in big bundles. "They scream--loud--and grab each other," Bay says. "They like the scares, and movies are a lot scarier when you're in a group."

Citation - Flynn, Gillian, Kristen Baldwin, and Missy Schwartz. "Massacre Appeal." Entertainment Weekly 736 (2003): 8. MAS Ultra - School Edition. EBSCO. Web. 20 Apr. 2010.

Paraphrase - This Paragraph states that a good thing about horror movies is that you dont need top of the line actors/acresses, and that the movies can be made cheep, but remember cheep isnt always bad. Also it states my answor to why i love horror movies, clearly i love to get scared and this article stated that. Another thing is they talk about is The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, and how much of a big success it was. Lastly I like the last couple of sentences when it sais , "Thanks to all the young'uns who hit theaters. In packs. Another economic advantage: Horror flicks are as social as the movie experience gets, so people go in big bundles. "They scream--loud--and grab each other," Bay says. "They like the scares, and movies are a lot scarier when you're in a group." I thought that was really cool.

Photo, Caption, and Citation #3

A Nightmare On Elm Street 2010. Christina gray (Katie cassidy)

http://www.upcominghorrormovies.com/
Quote - "A couple clips are available for the upcoming A Nightmare on Elm Street remake, courtesy of Yahoo! Movies. The film hits theaters on Friday, April 30th. More info, pics, and videos on the flick can be found here.

A group of suburban teenagers share one common bond: they are all being stalked by Freddy Krueger, a horribly disfigured killer who hunts them in their dreams. As long as they stay awake, they can protect one another…but when they sleep, there is no escape"

paraphrase: I like this web site because it talks about alot of upcomming horror movies. I also like this website because it has a nightmare on elm street on it and i cant waite to see it .

Photo, Caption, and Citation #2

This picture shows Scout Taylor-Compton (Laurie Strode - Halloween 1,2) scared and coverd in blood. I like this picture because Scout is my favorite acress of all time and i love Halloween and especialy Halloween 2 2009 which this picture was taken from .

Citation - http://www.aceshowbiz.com/images/news/h2-2.jgp

Quote, paraphrase, and citation #2-3

Quote- Horror is an ancient art form. We have tried to terrify each other with tales which trigger the less logical parts of our imaginations for as long as we've told stories. From the ballads of the ancient world to modern urban myths, audiences willingly offer themselves up to sadistic storytellers to be scared witless, and they are happy to pay for the privilege. Theories abound as to why this is so; do we derive basic thrills from triggering the rush of adrenalin which fear brings, or do horror stories serve a wider moral purpose, reinforcing the rules and taboos of our society and showing the macabre fate of those who transgress?

Paraphrase : I like this paragraph. It tells how they have tried to scare people, using ballads from the ancient world, and Urban myths.I really like how it answers my question on how and why people love and want to get scarred, it sais "people offer themselves up to sadistic storytellers to be scared witless, and they are happy to pay for the privileges, and we derive basic thrills from triggering the rush of adrenalin which fear brings."

Quote - Horror movies have long served both purposes. They deliver thrills by the hearseload, as well as telling us stories of the dark, forbidden side of life (and death) - cautionary tales for grown ups. They also provide a revealing mirror image of the anxieties of their time.

paraphrase : I like this paragraph because it tells what horror movies are about in general.

Quote - Each generation gets the horror films it deserves, and one of the more fascinating aspects of the study of the genre is the changing nature of the monsters who present a threat. In the early 1940s, a world living under the shadow of Hitler's predatory tendencies identified a part-man, part-wolf as their boogeyman, whose bestial nature caused him to tear apart those who crossed his path. In the 1990s however, there was no need for a part wolf component: Jonathan Doe (Se7en 1994) and Hannibal Lecter (Manhunter 1986, Silence of the Lambs 1991, Hannibal 2001) were entirely human in their calculated and stylised killing methods. As we move on into the twenty first century, the ghosts and zombies are back in vogue as Eastern and Western superstitions converge, and once more we yearn for an evil that is beyond human. In an era of war and waterboarding, supernatural terror is more palatable than the fear inherent in news headlines.

Or perhaps it's genetic? Recent research has shown that the COMT gene dictates whether horror makes us laugh or scream -

Paraphrase : I like this because it states "each generation gets the horror movies it deserves." that is very true. Also they mention good horror movies and the years and time periods.


Citation - http://www.horrorfilmhistory.com/

quote, paraphrase, and citation#1

Quote: "Horror specialist Wes Craven, director of The Last House on the Left and The Hills Have Eyes, has always been fascinated by dreams, and the subconscious plays a driving role in his latest picture, A Nightmare on Elm Street. Craven got the idea from a news item about Laotian refugees so afflicted with horrifying nightmares that they became terrified of falling asleep. He has transplanted the theam to the realm of "teen terror" and in the process created an outrageous new bogey man, the hamburger-faced, razor-taloned Freddy Kruger, a child murderer who was burned to death after escaping conviction and has now returned to his old stamping ground on Elm street to haunt the dreams of its teenage inhabitants. They share common nightmares as Freddy, played by Robert Englund, stalks them in their dreams, using his claws to carve his way into their homes and their minds. Like some ghastly combination of Peter Pan and the Pied Piper, Freddy makes sure they never grow up."

Paraphrase: this article is basicly stating Wes Craven's movie A nightmare on elm street which launched his big boom in the movie business. Also the article talks about how Wes got the idea of this movie, he has seen a newspaper article that facinated him. This article also gives a great summary of A nightmare on elm street.

Citation: Cinema Year by Year - By David Thomson

Photo, caption, and citation #1

This protograph shows Michael Myers's(Halloween) legendary blank face mask, and the huge knife he butchers his victems with. This relates to my topic because this is one of the main icons of horror in horror movie history.

http://i.ytimg.com/vi/IjI3tRXL-Lg/0.jpg

Wordle #1 based on topic key terms

preliminary links and descriptions

http://www.upcominghorrormovies.com/
I like this web site because it has alot of up comming horror movies in it. I also like this site because it talks about a nightmare on elm street 2010, comming out april 30th, 2010.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horror_film
I liked this web site because it not only goes into horror movies but it talks about how horror movies have to do with classic literature. I also like this site because it talks about how the more recent horror movies draw inspiration in the insecurities of modern life.
http://www.classicmovies.org/articles/horrorhistory.htm
I like this web site because,it includes some of my favorite horror movies. I also like this site because it descusses why people dont kill people becauseof watching horror movies, the site states "sick minds will commite atrocities anyway". I think thats a very important statement.
http://www.horrorfilmhistory.com/index.php?pageID=1920s
I like this web site because it is about some of the first horror movies made. I also like this site because, some of the pictures look cool.

Animoto based on search questions

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What I want to know about my topic

There are a lot of questions that i have about Horror movies, but i only have a few that i really want to know. My essential question is what is the history of horror movies? My first specific question is why are certain horror movies popular even today? My second question is how do the writers think so creatively? My third question would be how do the movies get so scarry? My forth question is how the special effects play a part in making these movies look good?. My last question is what is the 1st horror movie ever?

What I already know

One thing i know about horror movies is that in many, the heroine is a female. That female is usuallysmart, strong, attractive, and the lead in the group. Also when the casting crew looks for actors/actresses they look for those specific things in a person. That will determine what role in the film that person gets. Another thing i know is that in typical horror/slasher movies there is the lead girl (the heroine), the lead girls boyfriend, the bimbo, the jock , and the nerd, and they all disappear one by one until there is one or two characters left. In popular horror/slasher movies there is a man with no face, such as Michael Myers(Halloween), or Jason vorhees (Friday the 13th), or somthing to make the character scary like with a sharp wepon, such as Freddy Kruger (A nightmare on Elm Street),he is terribly burnt, and has razors on his right hand, and he uses them as giant fingernails. Also I know in horror movies is that most of the time almost all the time there is language, nudity, drug use, and graphic violence, and most people like those things.

The story behind my project

I chose horror movies as my I-search project because i love them, and i love to get scared. I first got into horror movies ever since my dad asked me to watch "Wrong Turn" with him and the rest of my family. It scared me, but i loved it and I wanted to watch more. I think the reason I love to watch horror movies is the same as any other horror movie fan, they get you scared so the adrenaline gets your heard pounding, and some movie directors say people (mostly men) love to see women in these movies in fear.