typical Conventions of a horror film

Scream seems to be a troligy series that covers most typical conventions of a normal horror film.

Scream:

• You may not survive the movie if you have sex.
• You may not survive the movie if you drink or do drugs.
• You may not survive the movie if you say "I'll be right back."
• The Girl Who, While Running Away either falls down and somehow can't get up and haul
• Going Upstairs (Or down in the basement)To See What That Weird Noise Is
• The "Jump" moment at the end of the film when you think it's all over
• The Virgin either triumphs in the end,or gets the knife ripped out of her wimpy little hand
• The Only Black Person In the Film Gets Killed For Sure

Additional rules (according to the killer):

• You may not survive the movie if you ask "Who's there?"
• You may not survive the movie if you go out to investigate a strange noise

Scream 2

• The body count is always bigger.
• The death scenes are always much more elaborate, with more blood and gore.

Scream 3

• "You've got a killer who’s gonna be super human. Stabbing him won’t work, shooting him won’t work, basically in the third one, you gotta cryogenically freeze his head, decapitate him, or blow him up."
• "Anyone, including the main character, can die. This means you Sid."
• "The past will come back to bite you in the ass. Whatever you think you know about the past, forget it. The past is not at rest, any sins you think were committed in the past are about to break out and destroy you."
• Basically in the third movie, all bets are off.

Although The "Scream" series was originally intended to be a trilogy, a fourth movie has been rumored on and off several times, particularly with some fans, since the release of the third installment. The movie was officially announced in July of 2008 by The Weinsteins/Dimension in a press release, and is due for release in 2010, 10 years after Scream 3 (2000).

The Conventions of a typical horror movie include:

• blood
• death
• killing
• villains
• victims
• haunted houses
• isolated settings
• monsters
• evil
• weapons
• darkness
• storms
• chase sequences
• gore
• violence
• screams
• ghosts etc.

The lighting is generally low-key, to create a dark atmosphere and create fear in the audience.

The opening sequence of a film plays a valuable role in establishing the whole film. Generally an initial equilibrium is established to later be disrupted. It must set up enigmas to keep the audience's attention in order to make them watch the rest of the film, to see the enigmas answered and resolved. The opening sequence establishes the place and time, usually by establishing shots but also narrative devices are used, such as a voiceover.