For my dissertation,
I will be looking at the film genre giallo; and
why I believe that the genre deserves to be held in higher regard from an
artistic and movement within film history, rather than being grouped together
with other examples of low budget exploitation films. I will look into what
makes the genre standout and what artistic merits I believe make the giallo warrant a closer look by
film academics.
My starting
point will be to look at the history of the giallo and see where it first began and where its origins lie
in and how the genre was received; and how the genre molded into the form it is
perceived today as your typical genre piece (the birth of the masked killer).
From there I will look at the genres swift transition from Black & White
film to Colour, looking at colour theory and look at examples of how the giallo makes great use of colour
within the mise-en-scene incorporating wonderfully vibrant colour palettes.
Further exploration of colour will then move into talking about fetishism
in giallo particularly
looking at Director Dario Argento and his fetishist obsession with the colour
red.
The main body of
my research will then look into Dario Argento himself and how he applied all
the characteristics of the giallo genre
(which he himself helped build) into a more supernatural horror approach,
paying close attention to Suspiria (1977)
and Inferno (1980) as prime
examples of how he used the supernatural genre to build upon the use of colour
within giallo and build
upon and explore greater uses of different colours giving them more meaning
within film.
And finally I
will look at the rapid decline of the giallo, look at the modern day attempts to revive the genre and how successful they’ve
been and then conclude by giving my opinion on whether the giallo can still be relevant in
modern day cinema and whether the key elements from the genre can be still as
effective in modern day cinema.
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