Looking Hard

What scares you?

Why do we like scary movies? I think we like scary movies because it stimulates our brains and keeps us on edge. I know from watching horror movies that this does this to me and i know my friends have said that scary movies do this to them to. Scary movies have been around for a long time and have gotten scarier over time as have the after effects to make a movie scarier. If you compare the music from horror movies from then to now the music has changed for the better and another huge reason for this is the timing and editing of music. If movies did not add suspenseful music or good after affects i don't think a movie would even be that good. Try watching a movie without sound, i guarantee you will not get scared at all.  That shows how important music is to a film and it needs to be good in order to make a movie good. A example of good music in a horror film is Insidious, that movie had such great music that at certain points the music would give you chills. I think music can make or break a movie so if it does not have good music, it will not be a good movie.

All Dressed up

Edith Head holds the record for the most oscars by a single women, 8. She gained these mainly through costume design. Most of these came during the 50's and she became a very popular costume designer. She designed many stand out dresses and clothes and whenever a movie she designed came out people would look for the clothes she designed or made. A costume on a character can change the audiences view point of that person or thing. They can make a character look interesting, good, funny, bad, evil, and can make the audience think differently of that person. The costume design will obviously change when the current year or time has changed so the costume can match that era. if you don't match the correct costume with the correct time the movie wont have a good look or feel to it. Colors in a costume can also show the characters mood or tone in a movie or it changes the characters role or how the character can stand out from the rest of the characters. And finally certain clothes will show a characters certain belief or certain culture that they are in. Costumes are one of the most important things in a film and if they are done right they can make or break a movie.