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Horror Film Aesthetics

Horror Film Aesthetics Creating the Visual Language of Fear

Paperback (31 May 2010)

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Publisher's Synopsis

This richly informed study analyzes how various cinematic tools and techniques have been used to create horror on screen--the aesthetic elements, sometimes not consciously noticed, that help to unnerve, frighten, shock or entertain an audience. The first two chapters define the genre and describe the use of pragmatic aesthetics (when filmmakers put technical and budgetary compromises to artistic effect). Subsequent chapters cover mise-en-scene, framing, photography, lighting, editing and sound, and a final chapter is devoted to the aesthetic appeals of horror cinema.

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Book information

ISBN: 9780786449729
Publisher: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers
Imprint: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers
Pub date:
DEWEY: 791.436164
DEWEY edition: 22
Language: English
Number of pages: 280
Weight: 502g
Height: 254mm
Width: 181mm
Spine width: 17mm