First released in October 1968 and made for a disappointing $114,000, Night of the Living Dead was created by a team of outsiders to the Pittsburgh film world (IMDb.com). The Image Ten, as they were later called, led by George Romero, created a horror film unlike any other. Although the horror film has been around almost as long as cinema, Night of the Living Dead was revolutionary in its production, its subtext as understood in historical reference, and its lasting effects on the horror genre. the horror. Benjamin Hervey, of the British Film Institute, offers an analysis of the film as it was understood by the critical public of the time. While it can be seen in part as a historical accident forced by budgetary constraints, part of the film's mystique is how different it was from the film. the horror audience of the day. Romero and the Image Ten team, working with black and white at a time when most mainstream films were released in color, were able to use black and white film to give a certain documentary feel that evoked the feelings of the newsreels of the time. during the day, always shot in black and white (Hervey 26). This certain evoked credibility is probably lost on contemporary audiences who grew up in an era where news and documentaries are broadcast in color, but modern audiences should see parallels in the way The Blair Witch Project co-opted the use of VHS. cameras to produce a low-cost horror film with a realistic feel. In another budget adaptation, the film crew, lacking funds for cranes and dollies to achieve moving and panning shots, quickly switched between multiple shots for dynamic dialogue, giving a certain frenetic feel to the interactions of dialogue (Hervey 38). The style this gives to... middle of paper...... a revolutionary film in its production, its subtext as understood in historical reference, and its lasting effects on the horror genre . Works Cited The Blair Witch Project. Real. Daniel Myrick and Eduardo Sánchez. Perf. Heather Donahue, Mike Williams and Josh Leonard. Haxan Films, 1999. Film. “George A. Romero.” IMDb. IMDb.com, and Web. February 23, 2014. Hervey, Benjamin A. Night of the Living Dead. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, 2008. Print. Jennings, Dana. "They're... They're still alive!" The New York Times. The New York Times, October 26, 2013. Web. February 24, 2014. Night of the Living Dead. Real. George A. Romero. By George A. Romero, George A. Romero and John Russo. Perf. Duane Jones, Judith O'Dea, Marilyn Eastman and Karl Hardman. Continental Distributing, Inc., 1968. Streaming “Night of the Living Dead.” IMDb. IMDb.com, and Web. February 20. 2014.