Hello to all the people reading this. This is the second week of our portfolio project. The genre I have chosen is horror, so three film openings that I think do a good job engaging the audience and preparing them for the story to come is Scream(1996), The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974), Halloween (1978)
SCREAM (1996)
One of the most iconic opening scenes in horror movies is found in Scream (1996). It begins with a straightforward, well-known scene: Casey Becker, a teenage girl, is home alone herself when she receives an odd phone call. It appears harmless at first, but it soon becomes frightening.
The sudden death of Drew Barrymore's character, Casey, is among the biggest shocks. Audiences anticipated her to be the protagonist because she was the most well-known actress in the film. No one is safe, as demonstrated by the early death of her.
This moment establishes the mood for the entire film, making it more than just a spooky beginning. It's startling, clever, and shows you that Scream isn't your average horror movie.
TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE (1974)
The opening moments of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) do more than simply set the scene; they make you feel uncomfortable. The movie creates fear with unsettling images, creepy narration, and eerie sound design rather than rushing right into action.
The terrifying voice-over that states the events are real at the beginning gives the horror film a terrifying realistic vibe. After that, there are the weird bursts of decaying corpses, each followed by that recognizable, startling camera noise. It's nightmare material in addition to being scary. In addition to the unpleasant mood created by the scorching Texas heat and desolate surroundings, the creepy radio broadcast about grave robbers adds to the authenticity. The movie allows anxiety to gradually creep in rather than killing the audience right away, particularly when the group picks up a crazy hitchhiker.
HALLOWEEN (1978)
Halloween (1978) opens with a great display of shock and tension. It puts us into Michael Myers' mind rather than just introducing him.
The movie opens with a long, continuous first-person shot showing a teenage girl being stalked by an unidentified individual. As he seizes a knife, walks through the house, and ruthlessly kills her, we see through his eyes. The major twist? Michael Myers, a six-year-old kid, is the murderer. Not only is the murder in this twist dreadful but it's also executed with exact precision.
The sequence is made considerably more unnerving by John Carpenter's ominous score and the slow, deliberate pacing. It's disturbing to watch young Michael stand in his clown outfit, blank-faced, while the mask is removed.
The movie opens with a long, continuous first-person shot showing a teenage girl being stalked by an unidentified individual. As he seizes a knife, walks through the house, and ruthlessly kills her, we see through his eyes. The major twist? Michael Myers, a six-year-old kid, is the murderer. Not only is the murder in this twist dreadful but it's also executed with exact precision.
The sequence is made considerably more unnerving by John Carpenter's ominous score and the slow, deliberate pacing. It's disturbing to watch young Michael stand in his clown outfit, blank-faced, while the mask is removed.
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