Final Girl Theory 

In our opening sequence we plan to use the Final Girl theory because we feel like it majorly fits the conventions of a horror film and it will be effective with our target audience. 

The Final Girl theory is a theoretical film perspective which has a female character the last one surviving in the end of the film. This theory is usually used in horror films which feature a killer who is killing off the characters one by one. 

Usually the final girl is a more intelligent and courageous than any of the other female characters who are killed off at the beginning of the film, who are usually a 'dumb blonde' sort of character.

There are many films which use the final girl theory...

In the film 'Scream', the Final Girl theory is used and this is one of the most famous examples of the utilization of the theory. One of the final girl stereotypes was that the final girl is supposed to be a virgin, but the Scream films challenged that by allowing Prescott to survive until the end - even after having sex. 

In the film 'The Nightmare on elmstreet' the character Nancy Thompson , has often been regarded as one of the most influential horror movie heroines. Many critics have praised the character for her wisdom and strength. Louis Peitzman of Buzzfeed said "Nancy doesn’t make it through her second Nightmare on Elm Street film, but she dies after delivering another killing blow to Freddy Kruger. And before that, she teaches a new generation of teenagers how to defend themselves against Freddy. For those reasons, she earns the distinction of fiercest Nightmare Final Girl.

The film 'Friday the 13th' also includes the final girl theory. Alice is the first character that follows the trope in the Friday the 13th franchise. In Horror and the Horror Film, while discussing the characteristics of the final girl, Bruce F. Kawin stated that "Alice overcomes Mrs. Voorhees by herself while the final girls in Halloween and Terror Train are saved by men