opening sequence analysis

We are going to analyse a number of different horror film opening sequences and to look at their conventions and function.
The first opening we will analyze is Scream.


The opening to Scream is scary because even from the very start it builds tension even with the title as it turns from white to blood red and then starts to beat like a heart.
It also begins making it seem like everything is fine and nothing is wrong as Stacy chats on the phone to her friends while walking around her house which then makes things even more tense and scary when she gets the the freaky phone call .
The phonecall makes very good use of sound and mystery due to the fact that you as the audience do not know who the person on the phone is and the way that his voice is used because it creepy and instills fear in the audeince . Also the way they show a lot of close ups on the face to show the emotion and fear on her face .