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The second chapter of this book is called "Lying at the Heart of Horror" presumably because Cowan points out how several horror films concoct a pseudo-religion within their story-lines. Three examples in this chapter are Lost Souls, Ghost Ship, and Dracula Has Risen from the Grave.

Key Theme - sociophobics

Lost Souls

The pseudo-religious message in Lost Souls was presented as a quote at the offset of the film "A man born of incest will become Satan and the world as we know it will be no more" - Deut. 17. This passage is not anywhere in Deuteronomy or the Bible for that matter.

Ghost Ship

This is a classic ghost story where the main character, Epps, parallels Ripley from the film Aliens. The villain of this film, Ferriman, collects souls like the Greek mythological character Charon. The quasi-imagery is that Mr. Ferriman in this film is deceitful and sinister. The real Charon is not malevolent at all.

Dracula Has Risen from the Grave

Priest Mueller and atheist Paul have to fight off the evil monster - Dracula. What is particularly spurious about this film is that in the end, Mueller turns to atheist Paul and tells him that he must pray... Paul yells back "you're a priest, why don't you pray?"

Why the pseudo-religion?

Why would filmmakers introduce such obvious religious shams in their films?

Cowan mentions later in the chapter that the majority of people believe in the spiritual and supernatural... they just have apathy toward traditional religion. Presumably because, traditional religion does not have the best track record. (Greek, Rome... Christianity, Crusades)

This pseudo religion is an attempt to codify or quantify the spiritual but in a new way. But "today's" new religion is always at risk of becoming "tomorrow's" traditional one, evoking apathy...

Relationships

What I think should be focused on is the spiritual relationships fear brings. Cowan highlights this at the end of the chapter.

He cleverly breaks down the verse "the fear of the lord is the beginning of wisdom"

Prov. 1:7... "The common denominator in the negotiation of the unseen world is fear... fear (terror) is the thread cloth that holds religion together...". (Cowan, 52).

When you think about it, through monsters, conspiracies and end times movies - we are compelled to fear not just the unknown but the existence of evil.

To admit the existence of absolute evil is to, by definition, acknowledge the existence of that which is absolutely good - ie God. This philosophical truth - when framed in a horror film brings immediate results. Ppl get scared and start praying or screaming oh my God. Although it evokes a fear of evil it emboldens ones hope that good will help the hero in the film.

The X-files example...

A really good example of this fear relationship being used instead of new interim pseudo religion was the show X-Files. He mentions in the chapter that belief increased during the time the show was on the air.

Their was an increase of belief in psychic phenomena during 1990 and 2000 according to the Gallup poll. Belief in spiritual healing went from 44 to 54 - belief in ghosts went from 25 to 38. One cannot make a direct correlation but the show was a huge hit and it has become part of the pop culture lexicon.

Even though the show is no longer on, people have continued to compare it to the current pop culture phenomenon Lost. Chris Carter's latest installment of the X-Files was the film X-Files: I Want to Believe. While this film takes a departure from aliens and government conspiracies (A La post 9/11 backlash) it still focuses on faith. The biggest complaint critics had with this film is they didn't say what our characters were 'wanting to believe' in... I would argue that the Christian allusions are obvious.

Although his latest installment did not have as much success as the 1998 film X-Files: Fight the Future, I think their formula of finding relationships between fear and faith works better than the contrived pseudo-religions used by the other films criticized in this chapter.

http://parablestoday.blogspot.com/2010/02/sacred-terror-lying-at-heart-of-horror.html

What You Need To Know Before Choosing A Film Transfer Company

Most people are amazed to learn that each little film frame can range from a horizontal resolution of 700 lines to 1400 lines. This means that the resolution, or detail, on your old 8mm film is better than DVD and that the resolution on your 16mm film is better than HD!! Well, it's true. The available resolution for old movie film is only limited by the film grain size and the size of the frame. This is important to understand when choosing a company to do your film transfer. After all, you want all the quality you can get from your film when you produce a digital copy of it.

Equally important as resolution is the type of film transfer the company is offering. There are a few basic types of film transfer processes. More than 98% of the companies out there today use a real-time transfer. That is, they capture the film at the same speed that the film normally runs at. So, if a 3 inch reel runs in 3.5 minutes, the capture takes just 3.5 minutes. There are several ways to perform a real-time film transfer. Some shoot the film on a screen and record it with a camcorder. Some use mirrors and a camera. Some transfer the film to VHS first using equipment from the 1980's and then transfer that to DVD. Because of the transfer speed and nature of a real-time capture, the resulting video frames are usually slightly blurry and the colors are faded compared to the film. In general, any type of real-time film transfer will result in video that is 30-50% worse than the film's current condition.

A second and much newer film transfer process is called frame by frame. A frame by frame process means that each film frame is captured like a separate digital picture. Most frame by frame machines are high-end $50,000+ machines that scan or project the image directly onto a CCD device. Reading each frame one at a time ensures that all the details are captured from the film. A frame by frame process will result in video that is 30-50% better than a similarly configured real-time process.

Be aware, some companies claiming a frame by frame film transfer are doing a real-time transfer and then are extracting each film frame after the real time capture. Because the capture process is real-time, it will still produce video that is 30-50% worse than the current film's quality just like any other real-time process. These companies are trying to capitalize on the "Frame by Frame" slogan and price without giving you frame by frame quality.

So, at this point you've learned that film transfers can capture at standard definition (480 lines) or high definition (1080 lines). You've also learned that a frame by frame transfer can be 30-50% better quality than a real-time transfer. So, looking at it this way, there are now four film transfer process combinations. In order from least to best quality we have:

1) Real-Time Standard Definition (least quality)
2) Real-Time High Definition
3) Frame by Frame Standard Definition
4) Frame by Frame High Definition (best quality)

You'll find all four processes being used today and you'll see the price reflect that. Real-time standard definition processes go for 10 to 15 cents/ft, real-time high definition for 16-21 cents/ft, frame by frame standard definition 21 to 28 cents/ft and frame by frame high definition for 40 to 60 cents/ft

Besides these 4 different film transfer processes above, you'll notice that a few companies have started to offer restoration services. The reason is that over 90% of the old movie film today has colors that have shifted, exposure that is now darker, is grainy and scratched. These are natural side affects of the aging process. In addition, there may have been exposure or other types of issues that were originally recorded on the film to begin with.

Companies will have a wide range of abilities from no restoration at all, to a limited scene level color corrector, to full frame by frame restoration using dedicated film restoration machines.

Take your time to compare the different companies offering film transfers. After all, you only want to do this once and you want the film transfer to be as good as it can be.

About the Author

Video Conversion Experts have been involved in film transfer and restoration since he opened his company in 1980. Video Conversion Experts is one of the premiere film transfer and restoration labs in the United States today. http://www.videoconversionexperts.com

What film could you compare with 'The Breakfast Club'?

A modern one that you can compare themes and genre. I was thinking along the lines of St. Trinians because of the stereotypes but I don't like the film haha! Any other ideas?? Thanks =]

The Perfect Score

they tried to emulate the theme of the breakfast club, with members of various cliques coming together to achieve a common goal.

Breaking out of the box
FEW of our television directors would be recognised in the supermarket. It is not their lot to be feted on talk shows nor do they see any red carpet.

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