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Case Study: Genre Analysis: SCREAM (1996) [The use of generic codes and conventions used in the 10 minute beginning sequence of Scream 1] The film Scream is of the Horror movie genre. The opening sequence starts off with Casey (played by Drew Barrymore) in her house on her own; it begins with her opening a packet of popcorn and putting it on the lit hob. Then the phone rings and Casey assumes it's a wrong number, after the mysterious caller rings three times Casey begins to flirt with the anonymous man, I come to this conclusion because she lies and tells the caller that she doesn't have a boyfriend. I think this film fits the classic codes and conventions of popular horror movies by using 'naïve teenagers' (i.e. when Casey has the chance to run away when she is hiding instead of staying in one place) I think that this is a good example...

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