Opening of a Horror Film

In an opening scene of a horror film I expect to see flashbacks, or beginning of a story line that gradually turns into violence, however soemtimes a horror film can straight of start with violence. Also it may start with a scary sound or audio to set the mood or atmosphere.
This movie One Missed Call is a perfect example of the sound or audio being the main point of the movie. It sets the atmosphere right from the beginning of the movie and carries it on right to the end.

Another thing I expect is death. Most horror films have death in them, many people find death the biggest fear in them so many directors mainly use death, ghosts or something to do with death in thier movie.

In this film Jeepers Creepers there is death and violence which is highly expected in horror films. Also what makes a film more scary is the scary faces that the 'villan' or 'bad guy' has. For example in this film the bad guy had a rotten face which looks un human, makes the viewer feel that what they are watching is surreal.

I think the camera shots in an opening horror film scene would be a lot of long shots or close ups depending on what the cenimatographer wants to show. I think there will be alot of editing done to make the film look more scary such as add effects that make you feel more scared when you watch the film.