Hush

HUSH

 

1) What is the genre of "Hush" and give three reasons why?

Hush is a Horror/Thriller.This is becuase the film is heavily linked to kidnapping whick falls under horror and a thriller is considerable because the is a sense of searching for someone searching for you. There is also death in the film that happens very unexpectedly like getting stabbed in the eye. 

 

2) What production context does Hush into and give three reasons why?
 

The production context that fits into this film would be British/Independent.This is because of the characters, location and even the weather. One of the main reasons why this film falls under the British production context is that it is an all British cast. The last reason why I chose Hushas a British production context is the location.

 

The budget for this film was also estimated at £1 million which is not really a lot in terms of the all the things that films pay for these days like casting, location, effects ext. This would fall under an Idependent film because an Independent film costs a lot less than major blockbuster movies.

3) Were there any stars involved with Hush? If yes why do you think that was?

The main actor starred in Waterloo Road and the main actress also starred in Torchwood and Hope Springs. So if any TV fans of British soaps might notice the actors/actresses in this movie so they were stars but only TV stars.


4) How did the narrative, dialogue, chracters, and locations relate to the production context? Give actual examples. Can you think of anything else that helped communicate the production context with regards to film content?

The narrative related to Britain because the film resembled a British couple by making them fight and suddenly one must search for the other as they realise that they love each other. There were hardly any effects in Hush when you compare this film from Resident Evil. The effects used to make the zombies were very effective and well as looking very new as at the time the zombies did look quite frightening for horror beginners.

The only effects that was used in Hush was when the killer gets crushed by an shipping container. Now-our-days we have CGI which ultimately would make the actual death look more realistic but would ultimatley cost a lot more than a Independent film would pay for.