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Scream analysis

In the opening scene of scream the female victim is alerted by a phone calls from a unknown caller who ends up deing the antagonist and her killer. The antagonist plays around with the female victim at first  and tells her if she does not awnser his questions correctly he will kill her boyfriend. The scene ends with the female victim being killed and her mother and father come home and find her dead and the antagonist is no where to be found.

How is the opening scene of scream coventionl to thriller films:

In the opening scene of scream a point of view shot is used when she is looking out of her front door window looking for the protagonist who is tormennting her through her phone. the shot creates a connection with the audience and feel the tension and fear that the female victim is feeling when being tormented by the antagonist.

When the scene begins there is natural lighting used this makes it feel like the situation is normal but tricks them as the because the person they thought would be the main character is killed. this is conventional to thrillers becuase they want there audience to be shocked and supriesed.

They use the white colours on the female victim  and has blonde hairthey use the light colours on her because to the audience these colours have the connotation of purity and innocence these shows the audience that she is a sweet innocent girl but also gives them idea that she will be the easy target for the antagonist.

The female victim cowers in a connor after the antagonist reveals he has captured her boyfriend her body language shows the audience how terrified she now is this makes the audience feel like the film is more realistic as this would be anyones reaction in the situatution this makes them be able to relate to the character and show sympathy for her.

The female victim shows a confused or afraid facial expression after she has told the stranger who is the antagoist to stop calling her this makes the audience understand that she is now afraid of who ever is continuely calling her this also makes the audience feel like the movie is more realistic as this would be anyones reaction to the situation.

Iconography is shown when the female victim picks up a knife at the begining of the scene this is very important to the scene as this is the murder weapon used on the female victim at the end of the scene this makes the audience get on the edge of their seats as they are now thinking will the knife have any significance in the scene.

The scene uses slow motion editing when the antagonist is about to capture and kill the female victim the slow motion builds tension for the audience as they are wondering if the antagonist is going to get to the female victim in the scene and kill her.

A non-diegetic soundtrack is used when the female victim is running around her house locking all of the doors and windows the music quickens the tempo of the scene which relates to the female victims sense of enrgence and the adrenaline that she has to make sure she can stay safe this makes the audience feel the way that she is feeling worried and wants her to quickly lock all the doors in her house so that she acn be safe.

Conclusion:
In conclusion the opening scene of screen has taught me what a conventional thriller film should be like and what i can use in my thriller to make the thriller affect my audience the way that i want it to. In this thriller i think i would like to use psychological affect of the audience and victim knowing that the victim is being watched but not knowing what he looks like and also i would like to use the costumes i would like my victim to wear light innocent colours and my antagonis to wear dark scary colours to make it clear to my audience who is who in the thriller.