Fears

Fears Mind Map

1) What are you scared of?

2) What fears do your parents have?

3) What fears do society have?

Why do we watch scary films?

-For a physical response – Thrill, Excitement

-Need emotional stimulus

-Test yourself –Satisfaction

Glenn D Walters

What makes a film scary?

1)   Tension – skill of the filmmaker

2)Relevance - *UNIVERSAL

                 *SOCIETAL

                   *PERSONAL

                   *SUBGROUP

3)   Unrealism – We know it isn’t real

Aristotle

Believe in CATHARSIS

We are attracted to violence and what scares us in order to purge negative emotions

Excitation Transfer Theory

Zolf Zillman

Negative feelings gained from watching scary imagery INTENSIFY

The Positive feelings gained when good triumph

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