3. “If I were interested in reality,
I'd be making documentaries.”
Wes Craven
4. The Man
Wesley Craven was born August 2nd 1939 in
Cleveland Ohio to Caroline and Paul
Craven.
He was bought up a in a strict Baptist family
and his father died when he was four years
old.
He attended John Hopkins University and
achieved a Masters in Philosophy ad writing.
First film job was as a sound editor in a post
production company in New York
5. The Career
Craven started left education and made
many X rated pornographic films under
different names.
His first directing job was ‘The last house on
the left,’ a film met with equal amounts f
praise and controversy. It was later remade
in 2009 with Crave in the producer role.
Craven has made two of the best loved
horror franchises in history, ‘A Nightmare on
Elm Street’ in 1984 and ‘Scream’ in 1996.
He has gone on to direct 29 piece spanning
film and tv.
6. On horror films…“Its like boot camp for the psyche. In real life, human
beings are packaged in the flimsiest of packages, threatened by real
and sometimes horrifying dangers, events like Columbine. But the
narrative form puts these fears into a manageable series of events. It
gives us a way of thinking rationally about our fears”
7. Cravens Style
Wes Craven has always loved shock value.
He enjoys evoking a physical reaction from
his audience.
He frequently tries to push the boundaries of
what is considered acceptable in media,
especially in terms of violence/gore and
sexuality.
He favours jump cuts and loud jump scares
as methods of
creating tension.
8. Cravens Style
Wes Craven has always loved shock value.
He enjoys evoking a physical reaction from
his audience.
He frequently tries to push the boundaries of
what is considered acceptable in media,
especially in terms of violence/gore and
sexuality.
He favours jump cuts and loud jump scares
as methods of
creating tension.
9. Craven’s Style
Seen below are some of Craven’s signature
scenes, the first of which is the opening to one
of his masterpieces ‘Scream.’ That scene in
particular is what got him known for his shock
value. The scene in question had to have
frames cut out of it so the intestines were not
seen to be moving. If they had not done this,
some cinemas will
have refused to
show the film due
its explicit violence
and gore.
