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Serial Killers in FilmMain MenuTrue CrimeFilm PortrayalsAnalysesZodiac Killer: True Crime BackgroundZodiac Killer: Film PortrayalZodiac Killer: AnalysisJohn Wayne Gacy: True Crime BackgroundJohn Wayne Gacy: Film PortrayalJohn Wayne Gacy: AnalysisTed Bundy: True Crime BackgroundTed Bundy: Film PortrayalTed Bundy: AnalysisJeffrey Dahmer: True Crime BackgroundJeffrey Dahmer: Film PortrayalJeffrey Dahmer: AnalysisAileen Wuornos: True Crime BackgroundAileen Wuornos: Film PortrayalAileen Wuornos: AnalysisSarah Navina253ed662ff0d8bc7e6ae7a2f49da7ed5a29250c
Introduction
12017-11-05T16:59:47-08:00Sarah Navina253ed662ff0d8bc7e6ae7a2f49da7ed5a29250c2565918vistoc2017-12-04T09:05:22-08:00Sarah Navina253ed662ff0d8bc7e6ae7a2f49da7ed5a29250c"Serial Killers in Film" is a project deconstructing the portrayal of well-known serial killers in films centered on their crimes. Five distinct killers are addressed, each with three subsections: True Crime Background, Film Portrayal, and Analysis. The objective of this collaboration is to: 1; determine how the choices made in the production of each film coalesce to create an experience distinct from the events of the true crime narrative, and 2; draw a conclusion about the probable impact of this experience on audience perception of each killer.
While this project does not endeavor to make any generalized claims about the morality of cinema's treatment of serial killers, the question of ethics does underlie our investigation. Is the truth seen in a case's factual evidence the same "truth" pursued by its corresponding film? If not, can and should we condemn the production on this basis? These are the questions that we kept in mind as we collected our research. We leave the task of answering them to each of our readers, as we found that morality -- in this case -- can only be evaluated through individual experience.
Authors (and their respective topics): Alexandria Beatty - The Zodiac Killer Kennedi Brunstad - John Wayne Gacy Savannah Sweatt - Ted Bundy Katelynn Petit - Jeffrey Dahmer Sarah Navin - Aileen Wuornos
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