Starting with the biological and psychological roots of fear and their representation in movies, design characteristics and stylistic elements are analyzed and put into practice by means of a complementary work piece. The second part of this thesis is dedicated to the documentation of the work piece: a trailer for the fictitious film Earth Attacks. In this film the key design characteristics of danger are utilized and form a significant element of the plot, which is then examined and scrutinized.
Master's Thesis | Media Design
Be very afraid | Danger in science fiction films
About different depiction forms and stylistic elements which trigger fear in movies.![Be very afraid. Bedrohung In Science‒Fiction‒Filmen 1](https://cdn3.fh-joanneum.at/media/2020/02/be-very-afraid-bedrohung-in-sciencee28092fictione28092filmen-2.jpg)