Research on Texas Chainsaw Massacre:
this research on 'the Texas chainsaw massacre' will benefit me and our group immensely because of the different shot types, lighting ect. This will also help out the group so we know how to scare the audience.

The Texas Chain Saw Massacre is a 1974 American independent horror film directed by Tobe Hooper and written collaboratively by Hooper and Kim Henkel. The film stars Marilyn Burns, Gunnar Hansen, Teri McMinn, William Vail, Edwin Neal, and Paul A. Partain. While presented as a true story involving the ambush and murder of a group of friends on a road trip in rural Texas by a family of cannibals, the film is completely fictional. The Texas Chain Saw Massacre is the first of the six films in The Texas Chainsaw Massacre film franchise, which features Leatherface, a character modeled after the Wisconsin serial killer Ed Gein.
Hooper produced the film on an estimated budget of $140,000; he used a cast of relatively unknown actors, drawing people mainly from the areas surrounding the Texas filming locations. Principal photography for the film took place between July 15 and August 14, 1973. When the film was completed, Hooper struggled to find a distributor willing to release it due to its graphic depiction of violence; when he eventually secured a distributor, the Motion Picture Association of America gave the film an R-rating instead of the PG-rating Hooper had hoped.
Bryanston Distributing Company released The Texas Chain Saw Massacre to cinemas on October 1, 1974. Initially, the film drew a mixed reception from critics regarding the atmosphere, story, characters and graphic content, and the film was banned in many countries; nevertheless, it became a strong commercial success, grossing $30.8 million at the United States box office. Despite the lack of critical unanimity, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre has gained a reputation as one of the most influential horror films in cinema history. It originated several elements common in the slasher film genre, including the use of power tools as murder weapons and the characterization of the killer as a large, hulking and faceless figure.

My Prelimenary task

In the preliminary task we were asked to make a sho-rt film an edit a character opening a door, crossing a room and sitting down in a chairopposite another character when whom she/he then exchanges a few lines of dialogue.
Filming:
You had to include up to three different shots. these shot are, match on match action, shot/reverse shot and 180 degree rule. We prepaired for this task by making a story board and choosing a location to shoot the film. In the film we normally had the main character centre screen. But sometimes we had them slightly of to the side.My role in this film was to be one of the main characters.
Editing:
On the whole i was happy with the main result of the film but it would be better if we had three or more differnt types of shots. I also feel that we could of made the speaking more clear throughout the film. I think that our group on the whole worked very well together because we were confident of our own abilities and felt comfitable so it was easy to work together.i also find it very easy to work the camera which makes it easy for everyone and i can also work with Imovie because i have the feature on my phone.

CASE STUDY: The Dark Knight
in our lesson today we looked at the film industry, the jobs required in the industry. In the main part of the lesson we looked at the 'dark knight'.

Directed and co-written by Christopher Nolan. Writen by Jonathan Nolan. Produced by Chuck Roven. Music composed by Hans Zimmer.

This film was funded by Warner Bros, the homepage can be visited for further information. There is much information provided on their homepage. There are many hyperlinks, for example: videos and photos, synopsis, cast, downloads.

this film has lots of different types of shot styles for example, shot reverse shot, match on match action and the 180 degree rule.

comparing the thrillers 'memento' and 'Insomnia':

 Thriller Conventions for 'memento':

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• Fight scenes and violence
• 'hard men', villains and heroes 
• foreign cities
• sound effects and fast pase music, explosions and gun shots

A man, suffering from short-term memory loss, uses notes and tattoos to hunt for the man he thinks killed his wife.

Director: 

Christopher Nolan

Writers: 

Jonathan Nolan,Christopher Nolan

Insomnia (2002) starring Al Pacino, Hilary Swank, Robin Williams
ABOUT:

Two Los Angeles homicide detectives are dispatched to a northern town where the sun doesn't set to investigate the methodical murder of a local teen.