Scream analysis

Horror film "Scream" analysis

Scream is set in modern America in and around a small community  it uses misenscene to create an tense and unnerving atmosphere to the film when the killer is about and a seeming normal yet dramatic one when he is not, in addition to this when the killer is about it dose not go over the top to make it seem creepy, instead they do their best to make it as normal as possible to add a scene of realism to it is more believable for the viewer to imagine themselves in the movie.

 A lot of non diagetic sound is used to create a tense feel which then becomes louder when the killer jumps out to help make the audience jump, this is coupled with a lot of very fast cutting shots to make it seem more fast pace with the intention of inducing panic. Ontop of this they used a lot of closeups to show the fear in the faces of the victims and the killer to help add suspense.

The cast of the film were at the time all relatively unheard off which also helped it a further sence of realism due to the fact the audience isn't asotiating any of the actors with other films (specifically if that film is off a different, more light heated genre)