Horror Films and Grief

Millar, Becky; Lee, Jonny

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“…In addition to using compound shots that combine approaches like medium close, medium shot, full shot, and long shot without cutting, Spielberg also uses the XYZ space movement of the camera in order to improve the perception of movement in the film. While many directors will crane a camera up or down, dolly it in, or track laterally, Spielberg has a way of ensuring that his cameras do all these movements at the same time [10]. Combining this movement with background elements, production design, and performance blocking, Spielberg is able to improve the quality of his cinematic adventure films immensely.…”

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Spielberg’s Filmmaking Style and Techniques

Ding¹

2023

Proceedings of the 2022 4th International Conference on Literature, Art and Human Development (ICLAHD 2022)

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Spielberg has managed the nearly unachievable position of one of the most successful directors by ensuring that his films are iconic, which means that any person will see that every possible element of his film is usually very well thought out and implemented excellently. Even the production designs in his films have a unique role, whereby he uses a prop or set piece in not only introducing scenes, but also in contextualizing them to the audience accordingly. These elements make his work unique, as indicated in how many of his films are iconic and have made him one of the most renowned, successful and influential directors in the world. The director also uses performance blocking to move actors in the scene so that his film has kinetic energy, and communicates sub-textually to the audience. Multiple compositions in shots are also used generously in Spielberg films as a means of introducing elements like emotion, attracting attention, and keeping the overall film entertaining enough. By applying these elements Spielberg manages to keep his audience engaged so that they do not miss the point he is attempting to make in the narrative of his various films. Camera movement is another element in which Spielberg takes a unique approach, whereby he understands the importance of moving the camera in all directions at all speeds at the same time as a means of enhancing the cinematic value of the film. While new and upcoming directors need not copy Spielberg's style because he has established himself as the expert in this respect, they could greatly benefit from studying his approach to filmmaking.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Spielberg’s Filmmaking Style and Techniques

Ding¹

2023

Proceedings of the 2022 4th International Conference on Literature, Art and Human Development (ICLAHD 2022)

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“…The safety of a simulation, this “art schema”, also allows humans to cathartically experience difficult emotional experiences in a more controlled, structured way. For instance, Millar and Lee (2021) describe how viewing horror films can be cathartic for bereaved individuals because they can work through grief-related emotions while experiencing the movie in a more structured and regulated way than real life allows. They describe this process as a type of emotional “scaffolding” ( Colombetti and Krueger, 2015 ; Millar and Lee, 2021 ).…”

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Music as an Evolved Tool for Socio-Affective Fiction

Trevor,

Frühholz

2024

Emotion Review

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The question of why music evolved has been contemplated and debated for centuries across multiple disciplines. While many theories have been posited, they still do not fully answer the question of why humans began making music. Adding to the effort to solve this mystery, we propose the socio-affective fiction (SAF) hypothesis. Humans have a unique biological need for emotion regulation strengthening. Simulated emotional situations, like dreams, can help address that need. Immersion is key for such simulations to successfully exercise people's emotions. Therefore, we propose that music evolved as a signal for SAF to increase the immersive potential of storytelling and thereby better exercise people's emotions. In this review, we outline the SAF hypothesis and present cross-disciplinary evidence.

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“…The positive interpretation stems from the research proving that horror movies express sadness behind the horror and tension. There were two claims of phenomenological communication of grief in horror films: 1) suitable to represent the experience of grief; 2) offers a set of sad experiences to provide psychological benefits for the mourner (Millar & Lee, 2021).…”

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Ave Satani Motifs Relation to Narrative Thematic Development of the Omen: An Analysis of Oscar-Winning Horror Film Music

Indrawan¹,

Julio²

2023

IJMRA

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It is noteworthy to distinguish the excellence of Ave Satani’s theme song for The Omen (1976) film so that it becomes the only horror movie that ever won a nomination for "Best Original Song" over the ninety years of the Academy Awards(NIS, 2022). If we consider the song as non-diegetic that only appeared in the opening and ending credits, was it true that it did not relate to the film scenes? This study aims to analyze the musicological characteristics of the song and find its role within the film's scenes. This study uses the qualitative method with analytical approaches using musicological analysis and qualitative triangulation through interviews with three Indonesian film music experts. The results of this study are findings of Ave Satani's musical song form and the development of its main and auxiliary motives. This study concludes that, in addition to serving as the film's opening and closing credits illustrations, the song strengthens the antagonistic atmosphere between the church and the devil. However, as a theme song, Ave Satani's motives have been modified and developed into soundtrack music for essential scenes within the film. The study contributes basic knowledge for further study of the film music to clarify its theme song motives transformation into the other illustration songs of film scenes.

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Horror Films and Grief

Cited by 7 publications

References 58 publications

Spielberg’s Filmmaking Style and Techniques

Spielberg’s Filmmaking Style and Techniques

Music as an Evolved Tool for Socio-Affective Fiction

Ave Satani Motifs Relation to Narrative Thematic Development of the Omen: An Analysis of Oscar-Winning Horror Film Music

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