RS - Sample Opening - The Toolbox Murders

The Toolbox Murders (Dennis Donnelly, 1978)
Remake in 2004 Directed by Tobe Hooper, apparent sequel in the make
Budget: $185K
No Box Office Found
Banned for 18 years from 1982 to 2000 in the UK

• The strange music signifies horror genre
• Genre clearly denoted, anchored with POV shots, the drill, drunk woman (typically the person to get killed)
• Red font signifies the genre
• Flash backs (orange tint is used to show that they are flashbacks)
• Narrative enigma because you can't see the murderers face
• Rips up the flowers in the flashback, could foreshadow things to come in the film
• The clothing he is wearing signifies that he is middle class
• The drill (weapon) anchors the genre
• When he goes into the apartment the music changes, this creates tension and can predict that something bad is about to happen
• Organ used for the music, signifies a low budget 70's film
• Piano notes signify tragedy 
• Blue tint to signify coldness
• The record player can anchor the time period as most houses don't usually have them anymore
• Clothes and the hairstyles anchor time period
• Accents anchor the location

Techniques we can use from this:

• The problem with this opening is that it is too long, and not much happens in the opening, the man just drives around for a while. The shots are too long for our opening to be good