Bride of Frankenstein Genre Analysis.
This film fits best into the Horror genre, simply because of the way in which the camera shots are used, also it fits in with the general conventions of a horror film, with it having blood and gore, also with it building up alot of suspense through the music and the sound effects used, the typical horror sounds have been used, such as
The groaning of the monster, and the noise of people being murdered.
Alot of the shots are canted, this means that they are on a slant, adding alot of effect to the film, also giving the film a scary 'edge.'although this film sometimes gets mistaken for a sci-fi, because alot of science is involved within the making of 'the bride’, the use of electricity and many doctors within the storyline.
this shot is a good example to show, that this film is under the horror category, because this particular shot wouldn't be found in something like a comedy, plus it's a good shot, because it lets the audience know that the 'bride' is alive and also makes us want to watch more.
James Whale produced the film, in 1935 there was a big recession because of the Wall street crash so there was alot of depression, the mood of the world was very depressive, so this film fits in well, also the film studios had to cut back on the amount of films they made, and felt that the best genre to stick to would of been Horror. Because it was a low budget horror film also it fit in with the financial depression of the time. From a modern day viewpoint, I feel that the film was very well made for the time of the 1930's and I was amazed by the way in which they filmed the people in the little jars, because they simply wouldn't have the technology in them days to be able to apply these techniques to the film, but somehow they managed it.
Personally I feel that this is a very well made film, although the ending could have been a little better.
The benefit of genre, helps the audience, establish what film they are going to see, for example, this is a horror film so those who get a bit queasy or uneasy about blood/guts can easily decide they don't want to watch it, by knowing the conventions of a horror film (blood, guts, death e.t.c)
The benefit of genre to the producers, helps them to understand what conventions the film needs to have for it to be able to fit into each genre, it also gives them a base idea, as most films have similarities in more ways than people think, but in the 1930s, because of the recession, they had to think of the best and most cost effective way to produce films, so sticking to one genre was important to them.
The groaning of the monster, and the noise of people being murdered.
Alot of the shots are canted, this means that they are on a slant, adding alot of effect to the film, also giving the film a scary 'edge.'although this film sometimes gets mistaken for a sci-fi, because alot of science is involved within the making of 'the bride’, the use of electricity and many doctors within the storyline.
this shot is a good example to show, that this film is under the horror category, because this particular shot wouldn't be found in something like a comedy, plus it's a good shot, because it lets the audience know that the 'bride' is alive and also makes us want to watch more.James Whale produced the film, in 1935 there was a big recession because of the Wall street crash so there was alot of depression, the mood of the world was very depressive, so this film fits in well, also the film studios had to cut back on the amount of films they made, and felt that the best genre to stick to would of been Horror. Because it was a low budget horror film also it fit in with the financial depression of the time. From a modern day viewpoint, I feel that the film was very well made for the time of the 1930's and I was amazed by the way in which they filmed the people in the little jars, because they simply wouldn't have the technology in them days to be able to apply these techniques to the film, but somehow they managed it.
Personally I feel that this is a very well made film, although the ending could have been a little better.
The benefit of genre, helps the audience, establish what film they are going to see, for example, this is a horror film so those who get a bit queasy or uneasy about blood/guts can easily decide they don't want to watch it, by knowing the conventions of a horror film (blood, guts, death e.t.c)
The benefit of genre to the producers, helps them to understand what conventions the film needs to have for it to be able to fit into each genre, it also gives them a base idea, as most films have similarities in more ways than people think, but in the 1930s, because of the recession, they had to think of the best and most cost effective way to produce films, so sticking to one genre was important to them.
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