The opening sequence of the horror movie 'Scream' plays on very typical conventions. For instance, the location of where the young american teenage girl is a large house in the countryside. The area is covered in forest and woodland which is a typical setting in many popular horror movies. The teenage girl is also alone in the house which gives the audience the impression of isolation and lonliness the character may be feeling. She goes around doing her normal everyday stuff like making popcorn however, the teenage girl is interupted by a suprsing phonecall. The 'killer' calls many times throughout the night in a short period of time and each time is tormneting the girl by dropping hints that he may be watching her. This technique builds a great deal of tension as the female's emotions in relation to the phonecalls potray how we as the audience would feel if this were going on in our own homes.
The female actress at the time is making popcorn for herself on the cooker. Throughout the phonecalls and general panic of the teenage girl, the popcorn can be heard cooking and expanding in size as it is heated. Occasionally the camera cuts between the female's actions and the popcorn which gives off a good tensional contrast between the two. For instance, any moment the popcorn can explode which relates to the 'killer'; he will pounce any moment.
again this is too short and needs adding to. the analyses were supposed to be 400-500 words each!! you need to go into more detail on this to show understanding not only of the use of conventions, but also of how meaning is generated for the audience.
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