Film openings

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     Today we had to analyze 3 opening scenes from the chosen genre. In my case, I analyzed 3 horror/slasher openings. 3 I looked at the 3 most popular slashers: Friday the 13th, Halloween, and Scream. On Friday the 13th something that I really enjoyed and added a creepy aspect was the way that you see a lot of the beginning from Jason's POV. This lets you see what the victims can't and makes the viewer anxious about the victims. I would love to utilize this to some degree in my opening to create that edge-of-your-seat feeling.


    The next movie I researched was Scream (1996). There were a few things I really enjoyed about this opening. The first was how they used the popcorn to create suspense and an auditory aspect that enhanced that suspense. They kept cutting back on it as it got bigger and bigger. Next was the phone convo. This is one of the best parts of any horror opening. It's because it creates that stalker/Creepy vibe off the bat, especially with Ghostface's voice. You feel anxious and scared before even seeing the killer which is an amazing aspect of this opening.


The last film I researched was Halloween. Halloween also does most of the scene in a first-person point of view adding to that stalker vibe. This instantly makes one anxious and scared for what's to come. Another aspect of this opening that really helps tie everything together is the sound. The music and audio really help with the creepy vibe and are the last push to get the intended reaction from the audience. It's what makes the entire scene scary in the end. Lastly, a smart and cool thing the director did was that when Michael went to kill his sister he picked up and put on a mask. This shrank the FOV of the camera making the killing scene easier to record without making it to cheesy.



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