Film Genre Research- Halloween

In the opening credits they give the company who produced the film and that actors name and who they play. Then the film gives the viewer the city and time of where the characters are. Then the camera panes to the outside of a house. There is a point of view shot that is being filmed with a handheld camera to give the effect of walking. We hear atmospheric sound from the environment. We also hear dialogue from two different people. In the first to minutes we see the outside of the house following the two people inside. Later there is a child's arm that reaches out for a kitchen knife. The film's budget was 325,000 USD and the movie made 47 million USD. The film was nominated for many awards including, a Saturn Award (Best Horror Film), a Critics Award (John  Carpenter), a Gold Hugo (Best Feature), and a New Generation Award(John Carpenter),