research: film analysis of The Ring (horror)

This is the opening scene of The Ring, a remake of the 1998 movie Ring.

The first shot is of a large house. It is dark outside and raining havily, adding to the spooky atmosphere. There seems to be no houses nearby, which is a typical cliche of horror films, as there are no neighbours to help should something happen. This also helps us to get the setting.
The next shot we see are of two teenage girls in a bedroom, flicking through TV channels, before finally turning the TV off. This is another typical horror movie cliche, as teenagers alone are never a good sign and nearly always end up dying in some hideous way, or ending in some sort of mental institute.This gives teenagers the impression that everyone wants them to die and yet is what makes horrors so popular among teenagers.
They begin to talk about this tape that exists, one of them claiming that she's seen it, before faking being strangled. This makes us think that teenagers don't believe in anything supernatural or evil, or just think it isn't going to happen to them. Then the phone rings, which always happens in horror films and should never be answered. The girls have obviously scared themselves as they don't answer the phone. when the phone downstairs rings, they go and answer it. The one who answers it looks scared and hands the reciever to the other girl. As it turns out  it is a parent checking up on them, which shows that they're still not taking this tape thing seriously.