Fear

                                            

   Aristotle:

He believed in CATHARSIS 

-a telexes of suppressed emotions 

-we are attracted to what scares us to PURGE emotions

Why do we watch scary film?

-when things go right you feel "happy/relieved"

-the excitement "The Thrill" (Physical Response)

-we want to see evil punished

-we like the knowledge that what we are seeing is not real and that everything is safe (Not scary if it's not believable)

-face fears / challenge yourself

                                                       Zolf Zillman- Excitation Theory

                Negative emotions gained from violent / scary imaginary INTENSIFY the positive

                                                     (We enjoy seeing evil vanquished) 

GlennD Walters

What makes a film scary?

1. Tension- suspense built up with filming techniques

2. Relevance- the fear generated has to be relevant and believed by the audience

3. Unrealism- we have to know there is no real threat. This is a safe space to explore and experience