Peirse, A (2016) How to Write a Horror Film: The Awakening (2011) and Development Practices in the British Film Industry. Film Studies, 14 (1). pp. 54-74. ISSN 1469-0314
Abstract
This article reveals how screenwriter Stephen Volk's idea for a sequel to The Innocents (1961, Jack Clayton) became, over the course of fifteen years, the British horror film The Awakening (2011, Nick Murphy). It examines practitioner interviews to reflect on creative labour in the British film industry, while also reorientating the analysis of British horror film to the practices of pre-production, specifically development. The research reveals that female protagonist Florence Cathcart was a major problem for the project and demonstrates how the Florence character changed throughout the development process. Repeatedly rewritten and ultimately restrained by successive male personnel, her character reveals persistent, problematic perceptions of gender in British horror filmmaking.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | This is an author produced version of a paper published in Film Studies. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | British cinema; The Awakening; gender; horror film; screenwriting; script development |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Cultures (Leeds) > School of Media & Communication (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 21 Feb 2018 11:26 |
Last Modified: | 02 Mar 2018 22:16 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Manchester University Press |
Identification Number: | 10.7227/FS.14.0004 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:127532 |