For the famous blood geyser scene, the film makers shot the sequence by turning the entire room upside-down on a gyro set and attaching the camera so that it looked like the room was right side up, then they poured gallons of red water into the room. (The normal movie blood wasn't able to create the right effect for the geyser.)
The spinning room turned incorrectly and caused a premature flood of "blood." According to the DVD commentary, the people pouring the "blood" were shocked when the wires were hit with the water and the room began to spin out of control. Wes Craven remarks that it was like the Ferris Wheel from hell. The power on the set went out and Craven said they were all in the dark and covered in blood.
Tuesday, 19 October 2010
presentation *********
The development of Wes Craven: How and why?
(Audience seated, lights glow red)
Presenter: He has been an icon in the horror genre. He has challenged the way we think and feel time and time again with his terrifying plots, in depth characters and unexpected twists.
This man lives and breathes the horror genre, ladies and gentleman Wes Craven!
(The lights rise up to a screen)
Item 1:Interview with Wes Craven
Presenter: In the interview Wes talks about himself as a director and how he would like to be thought of after death, he also states that he believes the world revolves around violence, this is a constant theme in his films.
Presenter: Now we will look at one of Wes Cravens early films.
Item 2:Johnny Depps death
Presenter: And now we will compare the clip we have just watched to this one from his 2000 hit scream 2.
Item 3: Scream 2 death
Presenter:
(Audience seated, lights glow red)
Presenter: He has been an icon in the horror genre. He has challenged the way we think and feel time and time again with his terrifying plots, in depth characters and unexpected twists.
This man lives and breathes the horror genre, ladies and gentleman Wes Craven!
(The lights rise up to a screen)
Item 1:Interview with Wes Craven
Presenter: In the interview Wes talks about himself as a director and how he would like to be thought of after death, he also states that he believes the world revolves around violence, this is a constant theme in his films.
Presenter: Now we will look at one of Wes Cravens early films.
Item 2:Johnny Depps death
Presenter: And now we will compare the clip we have just watched to this one from his 2000 hit scream 2.
Item 3: Scream 2 death
Presenter:
Friday, 8 October 2010
Monday, 4 October 2010
Thursday, 23 September 2010
Wes Cravens Early Films - the hills have eyes
Plot
A family break down in an air testing field not meant for the public. They find primal savages ready to attack.
Review
Though lacking the savagery and intelligence of The Last House On The Left, Wes Craven's The Hills Have Eyes remains an important entry in the American horror canon in its exploration of the nature of primal violence.
Pitting the classic nuclear family against the horrors of their mutant country cousins, the film echoes Tobe Hooper's superior The TexasChain Saw Massacre.
Verdict
Important, but it echoes a better film - The Texas Chainsaw Massacre.
released 23rd of september 2003 in empire magazine
A family break down in an air testing field not meant for the public. They find primal savages ready to attack.
Review
Though lacking the savagery and intelligence of The Last House On The Left, Wes Craven's The Hills Have Eyes remains an important entry in the American horror canon in its exploration of the nature of primal violence.
Pitting the classic nuclear family against the horrors of their mutant country cousins, the film echoes Tobe Hooper's superior The TexasChain Saw Massacre.
Verdict
Important, but it echoes a better film - The Texas Chainsaw Massacre.
released 23rd of september 2003 in empire magazine
Wes Craven mini biography
Wes was born in Cleveland in 1939 and raised in a Baptist family. After an unhappy childhood, he left Cleveland to study for a degree in English Literature, at Wheaton College, Illinois. But after illness, he left the school for one year before returning to study psychology. In 1963, he took a degree in writing and psychology and in 1964 he took a Masters from J. Hopkins University. While he was a humanities college teacher, Wes married Bonnie Broecker, mother of both his children, Jonathan and Jessica. But after few years, they separated, and the children stayed with Bonnie.
Wes left his job as a teacher, and after employment as taxi driver, he became a sound editor for a post-production company in New York. And after the co-direction of Sensual Paradise (1971) with Sean S. Cunningham, Wes made the horror movie The Last House on the Left (1972). The movie, released in August 1972, was a big success as was his second movie, The Hills Have Eyes (1977), winning the critic's prize at the Sitges Film Festival.
Wes has gone onto win many more awards, including one for the best movie at the Avoriaz Film Festival for A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984). In 1999 he directed Music of the Heart (1999), a change of direction from the horror genre for which he is known.
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000127/bio
Wes left his job as a teacher, and after employment as taxi driver, he became a sound editor for a post-production company in New York. And after the co-direction of Sensual Paradise (1971) with Sean S. Cunningham, Wes made the horror movie The Last House on the Left (1972). The movie, released in August 1972, was a big success as was his second movie, The Hills Have Eyes (1977), winning the critic's prize at the Sitges Film Festival.
Wes has gone onto win many more awards, including one for the best movie at the Avoriaz Film Festival for A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984). In 1999 he directed Music of the Heart (1999), a change of direction from the horror genre for which he is known.
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000127/bio
Thursday, 16 September 2010
Wes Cravens Early Films - the last house on the left
The last house on the left: released 30th august 1972 (USA)The film was Wes Cravens first solo project, after months of uncertenty the film was released and became an instant success, this prapelled Craven into the mainstream world of directing and give him a foot hold in the industry.
In my opinion however this was not one of his more professional films, Wes Craven said so himself 'that when making the (original) movie that there was actually a lot of laughter, just excitement at being able to make a movie, it was like ‘hey you’ve got a barn'
http://www.talktalk.co.uk/entertainment/film/interview/person/wes-craven/110
In my opinion however this was not one of his more professional films, Wes Craven said so himself 'that when making the (original) movie that there was actually a lot of laughter, just excitement at being able to make a movie, it was like ‘hey you’ve got a barn'
http://www.talktalk.co.uk/entertainment/film/interview/person/wes-craven/110
Thursday, 9 September 2010
The development of Wes Craven: how and why?
I will look at the film 'a nightmare on elm street' because this was one of his greatest and i believe it to be an interesting idea, i will also compare this film to his later films such as scream and scream 2 to see how he has changed as a director over the years and look at possible reasons for this.
I will also use some of the following websites...
talk talk - http://www.talktalk.co.uk/entertainment/film/interview/person/wes-craven/110
the list -http://www.list.co.uk/article/21609-interview-wes-craven/
pop entertainment -http://www.popentertainment.com/craven.htm
I will also use some of the following websites...
talk talk - http://www.talktalk.co.uk/entertainment/film/interview/person/wes-craven/110
the list -http://www.list.co.uk/article/21609-interview-wes-craven/
pop entertainment -http://www.popentertainment.com/craven.htm
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