Editing Analysis

          'A Nightmare on Elm Street' Opening Scene 

In my opinion the opening scene of A Nightmare on Elm Street is filmed in a montage type of style because the opening of the film establishes how the villain, Freddy, is devised in a series of short shots, of him making his glove, put together in a montage type of way. This is effective because it paints a clear picture of this intentions as well as the origin of his evil and establishes how he does so and because the montage is short it gives some time so show why he made his glove and see him 'in action'.  In the opening cutaway is also use from the girl being attacked to her waking up effective because it shows the audience how the concept of how the whole thing works and how people get into these situations, which in this case is by dreaming.