Sunday, 21 October 2012

Scream 2

Yesterday Scream 2 came on the 'Watch' channel, so I decided to make a few notes on horror conventions that I noticed in one of the murder scenes.














Mise en scene

  • Victim: pink clothes, short skirt, long hair, makeup
  • Victim is a sorority -FEMININE
  • Shadows and contrast of lighting 
  • Quite setting (everyone else is at a party)
  • References to Nosferatu, as it was playing on the TV in the victims house
Music
  • high pitched non diegetic music
  • gets louder as the Scream gets closer to the victim 
  • diegetic creaky floorboards 
  • Fast paced non diegetic music as Scream chases his victim, this creates tension
  • diegetic sound of dog barking, foreshadowing danger 
Camera Angles & Editing
  • Unsteady camera
  • Panning as Scream chases his victim
  • Point of view shot, as the frightened victim looks at Scream
  • The audience is a voyeur 
  • Close up shot of knife covered in blood
  • Cross cutting throughout the scene
  • high angle as the camera looks down at the victim, suggesting her vulnerability





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