We decided within our research too look at the top rated films of all time, and what genres they tended to be so we could work out the popularity of the genre we are planning on using.
We found out that the top twenty were:
1.Titanic - (1997)
2.Avatar - (2009)
3.The lord of the rings return of the king - (2003)
4.Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest - (2006)
5.The Dark Knight - (2008)
6.Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone -(2001)
7.Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End -(2007)
8.Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix -(2007)
9.Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince - (2009)
10.Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace -(1999)
11.The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers -(2002)
12.Jurassic Park - (1993)
13.Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire - (2005)
14.Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs - (2009)
15.Spider-Man 3 -(2007)
16.Shrek 2 - (2004)
17.Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets -(2002)
18.Finding Nemo -(2003)
19.The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring - (2001)
20. Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith - (2005)
As you can see above there are not any horror films in the top twenty. This there shows that they are not as popular as other types of films. Although we believed that to create a high quality film like the ones above special effects equiptment would be needed, so for that reason we decided on horror. We believed that a horror film could work as it does not need special effects specifically needed but just something that could scare the viewers which was our initial idea.
Lily Conchie, Brodie Hope.