When Twilight - Eclipse released, it drew the usual reaction these films tend to do—men swearing they hated them and women pretending they weren’t enthralled by them. But…these films drew a huge silent audience, who watched with baited breath as the series evolved. With each film, there is a natural progression in scale and technical capacity; the franchise takes a step up each film. I’m going to be looking at the filmmaking techniques they used and why this franchise should serve as a template for success in the young-adult genre in the future.