Pre-Production : Editing Chase Scenes

                                    An element that's sure to be apparent in any thriller/horror movie is a good chase scene, no matter the intensity of it. Some notorious chase scenes in horror films are Halloween, I Know What You Did Last Summer, The Shining, Texas Chainsaw Massacre. What purpose do chase scenes serve though, especially to the plot of a horror movie? Chase scenes create tension, action, and drama to a scene. So, how do I as an editor, edit our chase scenes to portray such tension? Well, to get a glimpse of what I wanted the film to be based on and the classic movie Halloween gives me a multitude of ideas to choose from. From the lighting to the focus on each shot, there's so much to inherit from this one clip.