Wes Craven Research Paper

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Wes craven is one of the most iconic figures in filmmaking. Mostly known for giving you and your parents nightmares. He revolutionized the horror genre with his terrifying characters and twisted plots the earned him the nickname the Sultan of Slash. But Wes didn't just walk into the film industry. After high school Wes went to Wheaton college in Illinois to earn an undergraduate degree in English and Psychology. He then went on to earn a master's degree in Philosophy and writing for John Hopkins University. His first real job was as an english teacher at Westminster college. He then went on to teach at a few more schools over the years. But nothing stuck, until he purchased a used 16mm camera as something to fill up his free time. He soon fell …show more content…

S. Cunningham (Creator of Friday the 13th films) and Wes pitched him an idea for a film. Sean loved it and decided to go ahead and produce the film while Wes wrote,directed, and edited this film. The name of the film was The Last House on the Left. He had a meager budget of 87,000 dollars. Even with the weak budget this film went on to be a box office success grossing over three million dollars. This was his big break into the business. Now that he finally got credibility he had the ability to pursue more of his projects and five years later in 1997 he made another classic The Hills Have Eyes. This was another success for Wes Craven. But it wasn't until 1984 that Wes Craven became a household name. In 1984 he released the horror Classic A Nightmare on Elm Street. This introduced the world to the classic character Freddy Krueger.This movie didn't just define his career it helped start future Oscar nominee Johnny Depp’s. After A Nightmare on Elm Street his career was pretty quiet with heavily criticized movies until 1996. In 1996 he released the box office smash Scream. Scream went on to dominate the box office and introduce us to one of horrors most twisted and real characters,

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