Screenshots from horror films introduction

Screenshots from horror films introduction

• 1.
  In the filmScream, the opening shot shows a wide view of the house in which the horror movie is set. The shot also contains the shot of the rope swing which is foreboding to how the young girl eventually dies, getting hanged.
• 2.
  The opening sequenceof this film shows a POV (point of view) shot of a murder taking place. As the scene progresses we see the murderer leave the house and then it is revealed that he is a child. This zoom/out shot is very effective in revealing the horror of the situation and sets up a film with no limits.
• 3.
  Dawn of thedead (2004) opens with a normal family going to bed. The following morning the zombie outbreak has spread massively across the United States. To show the change in the situation and the destruction which has been caused, they use a wide shot of the street with people being chased and cars which have been destroyed. This establishes the films apocalypse and captivates the audience.