SlasherEG6: Terror Train

Terror Train

(Roger Spottiswoode 1980)

PRODUCED BY: Astral Bellevue Pathé Sandy Howard Productions Triple T Productions

DISTRIBUTED BY: Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation (click here to see the full list)

BUDGET: $3.5m

RATINGS: Rotten Tomatoes 36% IMBD  5.7/10 

Killing Scene analysis & Sound

The first shot we see is a long shot of the killer coming towards the victim. We can see that the killer is wearing a mask. The music is non-diegetic long drawn out string notes, which is steadily getting more fast paced to increase tension.

We then see a medium close-up of the victim so the audience can see her emotions.                                               

Then we cut back to a close up shot of the killer in his mask to increase tension. There are high notes to increase the heart-rate.










The next two shots we see are medium long shots of the killer grabbing the victim.

We then see a point of view shot from the victim as the killer is strangling her. 

Then we see a medium close up of the victim and the killer fighting. The editing is very fast paced so that we dont see too much of the violence.



The music is long drawn out notes to subconsciously make the audience hold their breath. 

The violence scenes are edited so we only see a few seconds of each shot, so the verisimilitude is not lost.





Then we see a low angle shot of the killer to show his dominance in the scene.

Then we see a high angle shot of the victim to show her helplessness in the scene.

We see a final close up of the killer strangling the victim, and the music is fast paced and features lots of high notes to increase the heart rate during the killing scene.

Then we see another medium long shot of the killer in the mask killing the victim. We dont see the actual violence again to keep the verisimilitude.