Plan/Content

First shot: (DONE)

-Introduction to 3MW with a brief overview of concept

-For decades, horror films have had us hiding behind our hands in fear but lately, they seem to be lacking in the fear factor and well…being horror films. The thrill nowadays seems to come from jumpscares and oddly contorted demons that are created mainly through cgi rather than the ‘horror’ aspect that makes the genre so loved.

Second shot: (DONE)

-Modern horrors, why don’t they do well?

- It is harder to be creative/different – almost every idea has been made. This is one of the reasons why sequels and prequels are so common; they are guaranteed to do well at box office because the original parent film did. Film companies continue to do remakes that are guaranteed to do well at box office (Ring, Blair Witch, Nightmare on Elm Street, Friday the 13th- hired new actor to play Freddy- loses connection with audiences that grew up with the franchise- draw in a new modern audience with updated version?)

- The horror genre is one of the easiest ways to break into the filming industry and it will always (show examples from box office) do well – horror fans are just simply happy to see horror films at the cinema. “So many filmmakers see the horror genre as a cheap and easy way to break into the business.”- http://www.horror-movies.ca/modern-horror-whats-wrong/#

-Clichés are far too common nowadays. Quite a lot of modern horrors rely heavily on the ‘something scary happens to the young child/children’ idea. In addition, found footage and possession are common concepts that a lot of modern horror films are about.

-“New stuff, good. Remakes, bad. That’s all you need for that”- http://www.horror-movies.ca/modern-horror-whats-wrong/

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Third Shot:

-Tailoring classics towards a modern audience

-Television companies are being more creative, turning old horror films into revamped modern tv shows. E.g: Exorcist, Scream, Pyscho/Bates Motel.

-Bates Motel received mostly positive reviews with its first season. The premiere episode broke rating records for an original drama series on A&E (original network), drawing in a total of 3.04 million views which included 1.6 million viewers in the 18-49 demographic.

Fourth Shot:

-Box Office and Budgets. Does a bigger budget equal a better film?

E.g: Nightmare on elm street 1984 budget = $1.8 million in 1984 (nowadays that’s around $4.2 million) earned $25 million at box office (around $65 million) VS Nightmare on elm street 2010 budget = $35 million, earned $155 million at box office despite receiving mainly negative reviews from critics and audiences – highest earning film in franchise.

E.g: Blair Witch Project 1999 budget = $60,000 and earned $248.6 million at box office VS Blair Witch 2016 budget = $ 5 million and earned $45.2 million at box office. (direct sequel to the original film-ignores Book Of Shadows, it was considered a box office disappointment and received mixed to negative reviews)

E.g: Annabelle 2014 (spinoff from The Conjuring) budget = $6.5 million and earned $256 million. Received mixed reviews, mainly negative.

Rotten Tomatoes: “borrows unabashedly from better horror films, content to leave viewers with a string of cheap jolts that fail to build on the far more effective The Conjuring”.  

Tim Robey (Telegraph) “She’s just a glorified prop, an excuse for bad things to happen to uninteresting people”

 The Conjuring was a huge hit in 2013 and it was no surprise Hollywood took advantage (Conjuring 2) and are still taking advantage of its success (Annabelle: Creation, The Nun , possible third Conjuring film)

Final Shot:

-Bring up the idea that horror is a dying genre