RESEARCH - Halloween.

The movie opening i have decided to analyse is Halloween. I have chosen this as i believe it uses all the conventions a good horror movie should consist of .

The movie starts off by showing us the titles on a plain black background with the colour orange as its font creating the theme of Halloween . This gives suspense as not to much is been given away , all we get to see are images of the Jack O Lantern with a creepy facial expression which lets us know that there is something scary about this film because it connotes evil and ghostly things. As the titles fade in and out ,the Non-diegetic music ( Theme tune ) played gives of the creepy Ora which allows our minds to wonder and creates the eagerness to want to know what will happen next.

We are being showed the conventions of camera angles in the first scene by a point of view shot which is an unusual way of filming ,it builds anxiety but also it enables us to see through the persons eyes . The main type of shot used it a long shot  , which means the viewer  has much more to focus on making us feel more on edge as something could pop out at any angle .The killer puts on a mask further into the opening  and makes an effective opening as were obtaining a sense of enigma due to the fact we cant see whats happening properly. There is only one close up that is used and that is of the knife , this suggest that the knife has some significance to it .

As the killer snoops around the house , Erie music is played which is nail biting as the high pitched sound makes us think something bad is going to happen. As the killer near ens the girl , the music becomes more loud and vigorous warning us that something WILL happen ... as it does straight after.Towards the end of the scene we hear the killer panting , this illustrates the fact that he is scared and panicky of what he's just done.

The use of Mise-en-scene is shown by the young boy wearing a clown costume which is typical to use in a scary movie as a fear of clowns is popular . The dark lighting throughout creates suspense as we cant see much and also creates a mysterious and uneasy atmosphere while he is looking around the house . However when the killer is revealed ,a young boy ,a much brighter lighting is used creating a sense of exposure and enlightenment to the viewer.