The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning (2006)
Directed by Jonathan Liebesman · Cinematography by Lukas Ettlin
R91 min97 frames
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Chrissie and her friends set out on a road trip for a final fling before one is shipped off to Vietnam. Along the way, bikers harass the foursome and cause an accident that throws Chrissie from the vehicle. The lawman who arrives on the scene kills one of the bikers and brings Chrissie's friends to the Hewitt homestead, where young Leatherface is learning the tools of terror.
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning is a 2006 American slasher film serving as a prequel to The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003), and the sixth installment in The Texas Chainsaw Massacre franchise. The film was directed by Jonathan Liebesman, and written by Sheldon Turner from a story by Turner and David J. Schow. The film's story takes place four years before its predecessor. It stars Jordana Brewster, Diora Baird, Taylor Handley, Matt Bomer and R. Lee Ermey.
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Sampled across 96 frames, the coverage of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning leans on medium shots (38% of the sample) and close-ups (31%). The camera returns again and again to low angles. Cinematographer Lukas Ettlin keeps 45% of it in soft, low-key light. Night and dusk account for 44% of the frames. Vintage glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in 76% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings.
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