Hush

What is the genre of Hush?

I think that the film hush is a horror due to the style and conventions that used that would usually be shown in a horror. The lighting throughout the film is dark the film was set at nighttime however it thought the film had a s slight blue tint to it, this blue tint is often used in horror films due to it back the film seem deep and cold. In the film hush the narrative is not like resident evil or dog soldiers, it has a realistic narrative and what happens in the film about the girl being taken by a man who traffics women actually happens in real life, so I think that the fact that this narrative is made from events that really happens makes it that much more scary and it effects people on a different level. The difference in setting between Hush and Resident Evil means that the films have to use different styles to scare people, in Resident Evil they can use gore and violence to scare people. on the other hand Hush used relatable  emotions such as loss and never seeing someone again and the fear of never seeing the face of your horrors. 

What production context does Hush fit into?

Hush is an Independent film. All the actors/actresses in the film are British with British accents. Hush is an independent film, to be considered independent less then half the films finances can come from a major studio. Hush was funded by film 4, UK film council, EM media, etc. Independent/Indie films are feature films that are produced mostly outside of a major studio. Independent films can be funded anyway, you can fund your own independent film it is the distribution part which is key to getting your film out there.

Were there any stars involved in Hush?

There was one star in the film hush; his name is William Ash who played the main character Zakes. Independent films are advised to get at least one star to be casted into the movie, most well-known independant films do have a star in the cast. It’s to help with securing distribution. If there is somebody in the film that audiences can identify there is more chance of making money off the movie because people would want to watch the film due to that person being in it, however William Ash would only be recognised in england. William has been in many films and TV shows such as: Waterloo Road, Mad about Mambo and Until Death, where he played along side Jean Claude Van Damme. another person in hush is Christine Bottemley who plays Beth, Christine has been in mostly TV series, for examp: Silent Witness, Night Out etc.

How did the narrative, dialogue, characters and location relate to the production context?

Like I said before the narrative is something that is realistic and does happen in Britain. The language and slang used in this film such as ‘piss off’ is a very British swears word that Americans wouldn’t normally say. The policeman in the film was a typical English policeman whom was referred to as a “copper” which is another British slang.  I noticed that the policeman in the film wasn’t armed, whereas in a Hollywood film all the policemen would be armed. In one of the scenes in hush the set was a little cottage which Britain is notorious for, the scene was when Zakes needed a phone and ended up on a little farm at a cottage where an old farmer couple was found with there sheep dog, all theses facts leading to a representative British location.