Genre Research #4


Genre Research: Teen Wolf



    This film I did for research is the 1985 “Teen Wolf”. This film is about a very average high school student that longs for the most popular girl at the school and is on the basketball team that is the most losing team in the area. He of course finds out he is a werewolf and uses his new superpowers to dominate his basketball competition and grow his popularity, all while furry. Once again, I could not find the first two minutes but instead, I chose a clip of Scott Howard, teen wolf, Transforming mid game for the first time and dunking. There are a lot of mid shots and only a few wide shots with the werewolf in his entirely. The editing is very choppy, most noticeably is when the wolf takes off to dunk.  The shot reverse shot is also highly used to see the reactions of different people in the crowd or teammates in close ups. It is so fake its fun almost. Overall, it has the requisite amount of 1980’s camp to make it fun. So much so it took its $1.2 million and made $80 million. This movie is incredibly memorable and I think its essential to analyze how a monster would react in high school.

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