Post Apocalyptic Genre Information

The first ever film that is Post Apocalyptic I watched was 2012. This is one of my favourite films still to this day, I also love how it is a different styled film because it is a natural disaster so it is not over exaggerated and seems more realistic than zombies or a medicine fault. The film constantly kept me up, there was not a moment where I got bored, it keeps you alert and it action packed.


Extra Investigation

1. How popular are post apocalyptic films?

Personally I would say that PA films are getting popular year by year, due to the genre being very unique. Audiences will know their typical romance and comedy films however I would say that PA films are now increasing their popularity. This genre allows many more options on where to film and what to wear due to it being very open, for example PA films can start off by a war, medicine fault or a natural disaster and the films can be set in whatever time you want which is what makes this genre so different.


     2. How do they compare to adult genre film takings?


The way that I think that adult genre films are different compared to post apocalyptic film takings would be due to how realistic the films feel, PA films have to make the audience feel some sort of emotion to build a great connection between the audience and the film. PA films will take much longer to create, there is a lot more to edit and special effects to work with compared to adult genre films as they can be natural locations which makes the films quicker to make.


    3. Is there a difference in terms of taking between UK make films and Hollywood made films?  

The reason behind this will be the budget that the UK film companies get, Hollywood film companies will be getting a much bigger budget on their films in which they can get better props, equipment and clothing for films. Having a bigger budget also allows the company to get better actors in their films which would then make the film even more popular.


   4. There has been an increase in the number of PA films produced since 9/11, explain why?


9/11 helped create a stronger awareness of how the terrorist attacks of the new century have truly shaped the state of apocalyptic cinema in the past decade. From 1805 to 2001 there were 626 post apocalyptic films produced in them 196 years, and from 2001 to now there are 319 films produced which is only 15 years, this shows us that we are on our way to produce more films since 9/11. The apocalyptic films from the decade that preceded 9/11 served as the barometers of two particular anxieties held by American culture at the time: fear concerning the changing environment and growing globalization. The aim of the genre was to allow the audience to take a glimpse of the future, "what if...". Some writers and directors used 9/11 as an inspiration, for example Chris Gorak states: “The radio played an important part in the script but I only wrote the most essential story points in the original draft. But, I knew, eventually, I wanted to wallpaper the film with constant radio reports to increase the tension. So, upon completion of filming, during post [production], I sat down and wrote an additional 60 page script of only radio broadcasts. I researched the radio broadcasts from 9/11. Reporters'ʹ inflections, the difference between announcers in the studio and those reporters on the scene”, the attack allowed film makers to get a real life experience to help them create realistic films for the genre, which allows the audience to feel as if they are in the film. A sampling of post 9/11 apocalyptic horror films proves that the terrorist attacks in 2001 strongly influenced the visual imagery and plots within the genre; prior to 9/11, natural disasters defined the genre. Despite of the numerous subgenres contained within. Subsequent to 9/11, however, the genre became radically shaped by the dominant fears in the forefront of the American psyche: terrorist attack and the eerily unknown methods by which they might be carried out. The visual images used in the genre serve as allusions to the dominant images that filled newspapers and television broadcasts on the day of 9/11 and the weeks, months, and years that have followed.