SlasherEG: Halloween

Halloween 2007 (Rob Zombie)
Produced by: The Weinstein Company, Nightfall Productions, Spectacle Entertainment Group, Trancas International Films
Distributors:Dimension Films Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer(United States) Paramount Pictures 
Budget: $15 Million
Box Office: $80.2 Million
Ratings: Imbd-6/10 Rotten Tomatoes: 25%
Opening Sequence: 26 Minutes

Camera
As this particular opening sequence is extensive, i shall focus of the most interesting uses of cinematography. Within the opening minutes the audience are introduced to what is a chaotic family lifestyle, this is represented by the 'video cam' style of filming, the camera is shaky and purposefully fails to focus on one character at a time, this is done to represent the chaos that perhaps shaped Michael's childhood. the next piece of camera work i am going to focus on is Michael's first killing of the school bully, during the attack the camera pans around the bully whilst he is cowering on the floor to show the isolation and loneliness the character must be feeling at this point. Another noticeable aspect of this opening sequence is the fast paced editing used to enhance realism. This shows the progression or in-fact the opposite of slasher films, as the original halloween took much longer shots.
As Myers approaches his sister an over the shoulder shot is used to perhaps increase the panic of the audience at this point, a kind of pantomimic effect takes over as the audience can see what is about to happen however the potential victim cannot. During most of the killings, close up's of Michael's face are used  which I feel is a poignant method to symbolize the deranged violent thoughts going through Myer's head at the time. It also displays the eerie expression of the masks. 
Points Of InterestWithin the modern Halloween franchise, quotes from academic's in text are used to intensify the nature of the film and killings. For example in this film an emotive and dark description of a psychopath is used. I believe it is a clever way to give the audience some 'pre knowledge' before the film has even started, it sets the tone and setting for such a film. 

Shaky camera to enhance chaos