Male Vampire analysis. "Horror of Dracula"

Representations of Male dominanace and the alpha male, are in this fantastic old Count Dracula with Christopher Lee. The link at the bottom is a scene in the movie that shows the Alpha male. The female vampire is about to try and bite and feast on this particular fellow shes hugging, as she puntures his neck only a little he oushes her off, they camera moves out to show Dracula, who has burst through the door. Letting out a ferocious yell or growl, charges over grabs the girl and throws her away. Saying no you will not feed on him, he is my meal not yours, she looks up and the Dracula is basically in a stance of warning towards her saying stay away from him, he is mine. Since being the quite larger, taller and more powerful, Dracula was easily the alpha male in this scene.


 This is link to the scene from the movie:
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBJy2rZBveg

Still shot Analysis.

In this shot, Christopher Lee is Dracula. Vampire's have many weaknesses, including the holy cross. On the right side of the shot, you can see another man holding the cross towards Dracula. He is more out of focus than Dracula, indicating that the camera wants you to focus on him rather than the other man that wants to kill Dracula.

Dracula's dark clothing, is showing alot of darkness and evil within him. And in the background seems like a medieval castle that has been there for a while.The cobwebs in the top left corner and the mixed colours and, what seems like dirt on the walls makes it seem fairly old.
His facial expression shows great fear and horror in the sight of the cross. Knowing that if he gets into contact with the cross, it will singe his flesh.

Vampire's in Film and Television.

Considered one of the preeminent figures of the classic horror film, the vampire has proven to be a rich subject for the film and gaming industries. The famous movie Nosferatu which had no talking started the industry of vampires, Including there posture, makeup and clothing. Dracula is a major character in more movies than any other and it was Universal's Dracula (1931), starring Béla Lugosi as the Count in what was the first talking film to portray Dracula. The decade saw several more vampire films, most notably Dracula's Daughter in 1936.

The legend of the vampire was cemented in the film industry when Dracula was reincarnated for a new generation with the celebrated Hammer Horror series of films, starring Christopher Lee as the Count. The successful 1958 Dracula starring Christopher Lee was followed by seven sequels. Christopher Lee returned as Dracula in all but two of these and became well known in the role. By the 1970s, vampires in films had diversified with works such as Count Yorga, Vampire (1970), an African Count in 1972's Blacula. Several films featured female, often lesbian, vampire antagonists such as Hammer Horror's The Vampire Lovers (1970) based on Carmilla, though the plotlines still revolved around a central evil vampire character.
Later films showed more diversity in plotline, with some focusing on the vampire-hunter, such as Blade in the Marvel Comics' Blade films and the film Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Buffy, released in 1992, foreshadowed a vampiric presence on television, with adaptation to a long-running hit TV series of the same name and its spin-off Angel. Bram Stoker's Dracula was a noteworthy 1992 film which became the then-highest grossing vampire film ever. This increase of interest in vampiric plotlines led to the vampire being depicted in movies such as Underworld and Van Helsing, and the Russian Night Watch and a TV miniseries remake of 'Salem's Lot, both from 2004.Another popular vampire-related show is CW's The Vampire Diaries. The continuing popularity of the vampire theme has been ascribed to a combination of two factors: the representation of sexuality and the perennial dread of mortality. Another "vampiric" series that has recently come out is the Twilight Saga, a series of films based on the book series of the same name.
Information was from this source:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vampire   

What are Vampire's? And Where did it all begin?

Vampires are mythological beings who subsist by feeding on the life essence (blood) of living creatures, regardless of whether they are undead or a living person. Having two very sharp long teeth at the front of their mouths, allowing them to suck the blood from their victim’s neck. But the term “Vampire” was not popularized until the early 19th century.

It was the success of John Polidori's 1819 novella The Vampyre that established the archetype of charismatic and sophisticated vampire; it is arguably the most influential vampire work of the early 19th century, inspiring such works as Varney the Vampire and eventually Dracula^.  

However, it is Bram Stoker's 1897 novel Dracula that is remembered as the quintessential vampire novel and which provided the basis of modern vampire fiction.

Introduction.

Welcome to my blog page.

 This blog will be focusing on the mythical creature's we know as "Vampires". I will be mainly giving information on the movies and tv show's showing there versions of the "Vampire". But where did it all start? where did the idea of a "Vampire" come from?.

 Ill be posting much information over the next few days describing alot of questions towards the subject.