Sunday 19 April 2009

Essay Question...

Compare two examples, from different decades, of any media genre of your choice. Describe and account for the major differences and similarities between them. (2000 B)

Introduction:
Introduce the two films I will be comparing which is Texas Chainsaw Massacre, 1974 and 2003, state the names of the directors of both films
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Talk about the difference between both story lines and narratives of the films, shows how teenagers have changed overtime, such as the 1974 film shows teenagers visiting a relative, whilst the the 2003 remake sees the group of teens going to a music concert and taking drugs., thus showing how the morals of teenagers have changed overtime, linking to the wider contexts.
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Talk about and state that the same generic codes such as both films have a final girl, Leatheface the killer, same murder weapon, group of friends, "the slaughter house" Leatherfaces home.
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Censorship is more lenient in the 2003 version as more blood, and goer is shown when the killings take place, thus showing how in slasher films they are able to show more of these images, where as the 1974 version of TCM was very censored due to strict censorship back during that decade.
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Discuss and show how the technology has adapted a lot since that decade, such as how the mask of Leatherface has changed more and also the props used such as the chainsaw the meat hooks and more help to touch on this wider context issue, thus showing and emphasising the zeitgeist in the texts and difference between both eras thy were both filmed in.
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