Henry's A2 Media

Polysemy: Media texts open to any multiple readings. Horrors are often deliberately ambiguous. e.g. Shining Reading horror movies is just interpreting the movie in different ways to your understanding. Roland Barthes ( Death of the author):  In his essay, Barthes argues against the method of reading and criticism that relies on aspects of the author's identity—their political views, historical context, religion, ethnicity, psychology, or other biographical or personal attributes—to distill meaning from the author's work. In this type of criticism, the experiences and biases of the author serve as a definitive "explanation" of the text.

  SUB GENRE:COMEDY  HORROR For a mini research project I was given the task of watching a film that is compatible to a specific sub genre of horror that I was given at random, the genre I was given was comedy horror. Comedy Horror - A film genre that combines elements of comedy and horror fiction. Comedy horror has three main types of film; Black comedy, parody and spoof. Scary Movie is a spoof of the Scream movies, which themselves lampoon traditional horror flicks. That would make Scary Movie a spoof of a spoof. The plot, such that it is, revolves around a bunch of stereotypical teens targeted by a crazy killer determined to dispatch the whole gang. The writers often go for the cheap laugh in this movie, frequently at the expense of minorities. And the scenes involving male organs and bodily fluids. While Scary Movie's thin plot mirrors scenes from Scream, the comparison ends there. All three Scream movies relied on witty dialogue and engaging charac

    Slasher films are a subgenre of horror films typically involving a stalking murdering psychopath who murders a large amount of people usually has a weapon such as knifes, blades, chainsaw and cleavers ; very rarely does the killer have a gun. The victims are usually photogenic teenagers or young adults who are away from mainstream civilization or far away from help and often involved in sexual activities, illegal-drug use, or both. These films typically begin with the murder of a young woman and typically end with a lone female survivor who manages to subdue the killer, only to discover that the problem has not been completely solved.      Alfred Hitchcock's famous film Psycho  (1960) is sometimes described as the mother of all slasher films. Although there are only two murders in the film, the idea of a disguised and insane killer came to prominence with this film. However, unlike other slasher films inspired by it, the characters in the film are well developed and re

Genres       There are many different types of genres:   Action An action film normally leads to desperate situations like explosions, fight scenes and life risking escapes. Action and adventure normally coincide together for instance James Bond.   Adventure An adventure story includes a protagonist who journeys to epic or distant places to accomplish something. The protagonist has a mission and faces obstacles to get to their desired destination. Comedy  Is a story that tells about a series of funny, or comical events, intended to make the audience laugh. It is a very open genre, and thus crosses over with many other genres on a frequent basis. Romance Romance is understood to be "love stories", emotion-driven stories that are primarily focused on the relationship between the main characters of the story. Beyond the focus on the relationship, the biggest defining characteristic of the romance genre is that a happy ending is always guarantee