Texas Chainsaw MassacreFilm into Television Series

By Luke Walkley

Film into television series.• I have opted to adapt the 2003 film into a television series.• I have chosen to make it a television series because it is a popular franchise and I would make a popular

television series as it is based on true events.• There is technically only four locations in the film. • It will be a POV series coming from the killers perspective.• There is only a few characters in the film.• The television series will run for 45 minutes on a Wednesday. • There will be elements taken from the film for the television series.• There will be 5 installments.

Narrative • I am going to try and keep as close to the original storyline as possible.• The storyline has a plot twist with requires lots of suspense. • In the film , the plot is about a deformed man who wears his victims face because

he is disfigured. He lives in the family basement after being tormented by guests and family members. He kills victims but loves his mom.• He is shown being tormented.• He kills each victim differently but gruesome.

Genre • The main genre of the television series will be thriller and horror with a sub genre

of suspense .• It is a thriller because it includes elements of horror.• Also because it is aimed at a younger audiences I would try and make it as

gruesome as possible.• In the movie there is hints of horror and thriller but also suspense due to the plot

twist and revelations.

Characters In the Film – • Leather face – Andrew

Bryniarski• Erin – Jessica Biel• Morgan – Jonathan

Tucker• Kemper – Eric Balfour• Pepper – Erika

Leerhson

The characters in the film are similar to the ones that I will be using in my television series. I want to keep as close to the storyline as possible. However I have only added a couple of more characters.

In my television series –

Leather face 16 year old leather face Leather faces sister Erin Morgan Kemper Pepper Leather faces mother Leather faces Stepdad (sheriff) Leather faces dad Jedidiah HitchhikerHitchhiker 2

Locations There are only a few locations in the film. So I am not going to over complicate things by adding new locations as the audience might be confused.There are the locations – • Old Mill• Café and Petrol Station • Terror house • Meat Company

Finance In order to make this 5 part installment, television series a success then I will have to have a budget of £ 9,200,00. This includes props , settings and buying main stars for the roles. I will have to fork out for a director , producer and editor as well as sound editors. Also I will have to buy costumes and pay for locations to be used.

Target Audience • The target audience for my television show will be 15 to 25+ year olds. • Social economic group E due to disposable income.• The movie is a horror and usually younger audiences are intrigued by them.• The genres are more suitable for younger audiences

Key Scenes • The first scene where the hitchhikers shoot themselves when they are picked up

by the group of friends in the campervan• Another scene will be where they stop at the gas station to call the police. • Where they find the house and look around in the barn.• When each person is slaughtered • Flashbacks of his childhood.

Ethical Issues • An ethical issue might be how a disfigured person is seen and how they are

characterized on television.• This might be an ethical issue because there are scenes that show bullying

towards the boy and this might make the audience feel uncomfortable.

Cinematic Ideas • It will be set in the 70s so I will be using Modern Technology but the

Mise-en-scene will be 1950s early sixties. • I will be including my own ideas but they will be when he was a little

boy.• He has these when he is applying a fresh new face.• In this series you never see his face.

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