Genre Film

I watched Edison and J. Searle Dowley's Frankenstein part 1 and 2.  It was  one of the earliest horror films made in 1910.  Frankenstein left for college and later found the secret of life and death.  He attempts to make the perfect human but instead creates a monster.  Its the classic mad scientist story.  They used black and white and sepia tones during moments of terror.  The lighting in the scenes gave the film a ghostly appearance.  They used makeup and costumes to create Frankenstein's scary monster, which is a common horror convention.  The character became a sympathetic antagonist by the end so the viewer almost "roots" for the monster.  They also did some special effects with the mirror by making the monster's reflection appear to be Dr. Frankenstein.  Overall, I believe Edison and Dowley used many of the horror conventions to create a successful film, especially for 1910.