Scream(1996)-opening analysis

CONVENTIONS:Horror films commonly use a female vulnerable victim as a common convention to show that females are usually weak and easily targeted. Also the male is usually the murderer or bad guy in the film. From the telephone conversation going on in the clip, the audience can tell that a man is talkin on the phone. He is behaving in a way of a stalker-he says "tell me your name, I'll tell you mine".

TITLES: This horror film uses red ttles-to suggest:blood, fear, danger and anger. The beginning of the film shows the word "SCREAM" in capital letters at the beginning and falshes several times. The title of the film is the only title shown at the beginnig. The colour chages from white to red.

SOUND: At the beginning of the film, when the title appears an actual scream is heard while the tilte is shown. This gives a horrific feel and should shock the audience when they watch the beginning.Also we hear a sound of a knife being stabbed into someone-this could show the slasher aspect of the film. The sound is used effectively with the titles.