Opening Scene 1 - Scream

Scream


I am going to be looking at the opening scene for 'Scream' and analysing the different conventions of genre.


  • The scene begins with the sounds of a girl screaming - shows the genre from the start.
  • Setting is in her house, the girl is alone and it is night time - her house is in an isolated area.
  • Her phone continuously rings, as if she is being stalked.
  • The mans voice on the phone sounds very sinister and creepy.
  • Sound - enhanced sound effects, diegetic sound of the phone ringing. 
  • Theme - Stalker/killer movie.  
  • Characters - the victim and an evil character who is only heard on the phone.
  • Camerawork - towards the end of the scene the camera cuts between shots of her and shots of her door, this could mean the man is watching her through the window.

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