A Nightmare on Elm Street opening 15 minute analysis

James Brammer

This is very similar to how we are going to show our film title and at this point in the film; there is a scream, which we are also going to have in our film. However the eerie dream like music in this film will be replaced by something a little more sinister. However this film was made in 1984 so due to technological advances we would be able to do this to a greater effect.

These next 2 shots show the chase scene with a shaky camera and the main character waking up very frightened. Both of these are similar to our film with the way they are filmed and how the music portrays the action within the shots.

This shot shows the main character with her friends, which is the same as what we are doing.  

In this shot, you see the main character putting on a brave face in front of her friends whilst she is still contemplating what her dream meant and she is certain that nothing good can come of it. As the eerie music starts playing in the background, her friend to the left confesses that she also had a dream about the same ‘creep’ on the same night. This unsettles her further as she now has proof that something bad is going to happen.