Michael Bay is an American film director and producer known for directing high-budget action films. He began his career interning for George Lucas and directed his first feature film, Bad Boys, in 1994. Bay later founded the production company Platinum Dunes, through which he has produced lucrative remakes of classic horror films like The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and A Nightmare on Elm Street. For his case study film project, the author took inspiration from three of Bay's films - the isolated setting of Texas Chainsaw, the woodland location and killer's costume from Friday the 13th, and the revenge plot from A Nightmare on Elm Street - to create a slasher film adhering to classic conventions