Halloween Franchise

I will be keeping most of the features of the film the same in order to meet audience expectations and perpetuate the originality of the film. The dominant iconography will be the use of a masked killer, knives, blood and screaming teenagers. The repetoire of elements including the idea of a final girl and the home alone scenes will also be included.

However, i will be changing several factors in order to adhere to the zeitgeist and appeal to the newly developed teenage audience, a mixture of fast and slow cuts will be used in order to establish tension and therefore evoke a voyeuristic effect. Moreover, i will reveal more personal traits about the final girl and her friends in order for the audience to be able to identify with them and therefore establish a relationship and care for them, doubling the shock impact. The murder scenes will also be more graphic to add to the gory effect and this will be possible due to developments in technology and the removal of censorship. The final girl will also have all of her supports snatched away from her in order to illustrate her vulnerability much like the original film, she will be a virgin in order to adhere to the slasher movie codes. Low key lighting will predominantly be used to reflect the eerie atmosphere and the film will be shot from the girls point of view so the audience can feel involved and empathise with her.