Director: Wes CravenYear: 1996
Certificate: 18
Genre: Horror
Camera Work
The opening shot is a close up of a phone ringing, as the phone is answered the camera pans and follows it to the girl who has answered it. As she is talking the camera slowly zooms in slightly. As she hangs up the phone and walks away the camera continues to pan so we are focused on her, the phone rings again and as she stops so does the panning, the camera zooms slightly in again. We have another close up of the phone as she answers again and again the camera pans to her. The camera zooms and very slightly pans to the right of her. The camera then pans a little more quickly until we are also focused on her and the door behind her, as she hangs up again the camera does not pan this time, it stays focused on the glass door behind her, this creates suspense. She stands back up and walks from left to right across the screen but the camera does not pan to follow her, the whole time it is focused on the door which is building up the suspense for something to happen.
The scene changes and we are shown a close up on a tree outside, the camera slowly pans down the tree to show a swing swinging slowly.
The scene changes quickly again to our main character lighting gas on the hob, we have a extreme close up of this. The phone rings again and as our character moves around the kitchen to answer it, the camera has resumed to panning as she walks. The camera continues to pan as she walks around whilst on the phone. As the creepy man on the phone tells her he is watching her, the camera zooms into her face which is looking fairly frightened now. As she panics and starts locking doors, we have close ups of the locks as she is locking them, this increases the suspense and tension of what’s about to happen.
The scene changes and we are shown a close up on a tree outside, the camera slowly pans down the tree to show a swing swinging slowly.
The scene changes quickly again to our main character lighting gas on the hob, we have a extreme close up of this. The phone rings again and as our character moves around the kitchen to answer it, the camera has resumed to panning as she walks. The camera continues to pan as she walks around whilst on the phone. As the creepy man on the phone tells her he is watching her, the camera zooms into her face which is looking fairly frightened now. As she panics and starts locking doors, we have close ups of the locks as she is locking them, this increases the suspense and tension of what’s about to happen.
Sound
The film starts with a non-diegetic crash as the title of the film ‘Scream’ is transitioned onto the screen from top to bottom, there is also non-diegetic ringing of a phone and then screaming and then as the title turns red, there’s a non-diegetic sound of a guillotine. The non-diegetic ringing soon changes to diegetic ringing as our first image is a close up of a phone.
As the scene changes and we are shown a tree, we hear diegetic noise, frogs and crickets in the night, we also hear the creaking of a swing moving, this adds to the tense atmosphere.
The scene changes again to her lighting the gas ready to cook popcorn, more diegetic sound as the gas clicks to turn on, and the popcorn cracking as it cooks. The diegetic ringing starts again and this builds up the suspense even more.
The scene changes again to her lighting the gas ready to cook popcorn, more diegetic sound as the gas clicks to turn on, and the popcorn cracking as it cooks. The diegetic ringing starts again and this builds up the suspense even more.
Mise En Scene
After the title, the first thing we see is an old looking phone, so we can at this point tell that the film is set some time ago. The woman who then answers it is dressed in a cream jumper and by this and the type of hairstyle she has we then defiantly know that the film is set quite a while ago. We hear the voice on the other end of the phone, he sounds friendly yet also there’s something creepy about the way he speaks. The way he answers her questions with another question we assume that he is going to be the one doing something bad, that the film is in a way revolved around him.
She hangs up the phone and as the camera pans around where she is walking we can see she is in a house, quite a modern house for the time period the film is set around. The phone rings again and after hanging it up for the second time, the camera is focused on the glass doors that lead outside behind her, this creates suspense and tension, yet also makes us curious to find out what may come through those doors.
We are then shown a shot of outside in the night, there’s a big tree and the swing is slowly moving forwards and backwards slightly this adds to the suspense that something is going to happen soon.
When he rings her again, he asks what she’s doing, she says about to watch a video, by saying that she’s going to watch a video we know that this film is set a while ago because nowadays we have DVDs instead and no one really has videos anymore. She then tells him she likes the film Halloween and explains that its about someone stalking and murdering babysitters, this is ironic because later on in the film that’s exactly what has been happening to her, this also tells us that she is a babysitter and that’s not her house.
She hangs up the phone and as the camera pans around where she is walking we can see she is in a house, quite a modern house for the time period the film is set around. The phone rings again and after hanging it up for the second time, the camera is focused on the glass doors that lead outside behind her, this creates suspense and tension, yet also makes us curious to find out what may come through those doors.
We are then shown a shot of outside in the night, there’s a big tree and the swing is slowly moving forwards and backwards slightly this adds to the suspense that something is going to happen soon.
When he rings her again, he asks what she’s doing, she says about to watch a video, by saying that she’s going to watch a video we know that this film is set a while ago because nowadays we have DVDs instead and no one really has videos anymore. She then tells him she likes the film Halloween and explains that its about someone stalking and murdering babysitters, this is ironic because later on in the film that’s exactly what has been happening to her, this also tells us that she is a babysitter and that’s not her house.
Editing
We first see the title of the film transition onto the screen from the top and the bottom until it meets in the middle, sound effects are edited over the top of this such as screaming and a phone ringing, when the second red title lands over the top, a sound of a guillotine is edited over the top of this.
A cut scene happens from the inside of the house to then showing the outside and then back to the inside.
Shot reverse shot is shown when she cooks popcorn and then to a mid-shot of her answering the phone. Match on action is then shown when she is searching out of the window, we are looking at her as if we are standing outside looking in.
We first see the title of the film transition onto the screen from the top and the bottom until it meets in the middle, sound effects are edited over the top of this such as screaming and a phone ringing, when the second red title lands over the top, a sound of a guillotine is edited over the top of this.
A cut scene happens from the inside of the house to then showing the outside and then back to the inside.
Shot reverse shot is shown when she cooks popcorn and then to a mid-shot of her answering the phone. Match on action is then shown when she is searching out of the window, we are looking at her as if we are standing outside looking in.
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