This document provides an analysis of the opening sequence of the horror/slasher film The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. It meets conventions of the slasher genre by featuring a psychopathic killer stalking and killing victims in a graphic and violent manner. The opening sequence uses various camera techniques like extreme close-ups and establishes a disturbing tone through its images and sounds.

1. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Media AS Opening Sequence Task By Paula Duru

2. Genre – Horror/Slasher It meets conventions because… A slasher film is a usually a type of horror film usually involving a psychopathic killer stalking and killing a lot of victims in a graphically violent manner. Plot Summary consists of a Slasher Horror Movie. Upon hearing that vandals have desecrated a graveyard where her grandfather is buried, Sally recruits her boyfriend Jerry, her brother Franklyn, and her friends Pam and Kirk to investigate. On a side trip to the grandfather's deserted farm, the travellers pick up a slimy hitchhiker who cuts himself and slashes Franklyn. After arriving at the farm, Pam and Kirk search for an old swimming hole--Kirk hears a generator and believes he can find some gasoline. He enters the house hoping to find the owner. Unfortunately, this is the home of the hitchhiker, as well as Leatherface, who has some surprises for the travellers consisting of sledgehammers, chainsaws, and assorted cutlery The Texas Chainsaw Massacre

3. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (Opening Sequence) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4RgkSMXyLY

4. Font/Titles A lot of hand written words “ Mutilation” meaning disfigured of damaging “ Facial disease” is hand written this can describe a imperfection Computer font is Time Roman

5. Camera Shots Extreme close ups Establishing shot Close up Overlap Transition

6. Camera Angles Low High

7. Camera Movement Pan (young child figure) Camera is tilted to show us the writing on the building

8. Sound There was a lot of Non Diagetic sounds. These are sounds a character can not hear Diagetic are sounds the character CAN hear.

9. Special Effects Fast forward Rewind Green screen Animation All these effects can be used to make a film sequence even more effective

10. Transitions Fade in, Fade out transitions in picture of baby Editing/Pace Pace is getting faster especially towards the end

11. Denotation Connotation Denotation – What something really is Connotation – What something symbolises Denotation – a manly figure with a white bandage wrapped around his face Connotation – A disfigured, hurt, disturbed person Denotation – a picture of a child being set on fire with open flame. Connotation – Hate, animosity or disgust for the person in the picture.

12. Target Audience 16 and over (Teenagers) People who enjoy horror and slasher films. How do I know? Film is starring teenagers, shows youngsters being in danger. Antagonists out to kill or harm the innocent. Opening sequence portrays age and pictures of toddlers