Scream Opening Sequence
In the Scream opening sequence it starts off with a black cut shot and they have sound effects over the top of this. The sound effects used is the background music and a phone ringing. This is giving a short insight on what might happen. On this black shot after the sound effects, the title 'Scream' appears which has a red light flashing behind it, and then turns the title complety red. This would be a signified because the colour red is representing blood and death, which is used in horror films. Once the title of the film has appeared it cuts to a close up of the phone ringing, and the lady answers the phone. Instantly you can tell the male voice on the phone is a stalker because he keeps asking questions about her such as; 'Who is this' and 'what number is this'. This part of the opening sequence can be a signifier semeiotics because the signs he is giving off by asking personal questions such as; 'Do you have a boyfriend'. This is giving a sign to the female character that something isn't right about this phone call. She realises this phone call is dangerous once the male character on the phone says 'I wanna know who I'm looking at'. As soon as he says this line, you can feel the tension already building up, and by the look on her face as her face drops from happy to tense, you can tell this phone call is dangerous. As soon as he has said that line there is suspense music building up the tension as the phone call goes on. This line can also fit with the mise en scene because her house has all open space windows which are door length and she has all the lights on. Meaning he can see her but she can't see him because the outside is completely dark.
The female character in this film would be known as an icon because she is a blonde female which is most common in horror films, these are referred as 'dumb' blondes. 'Dumb' blondes are used mainly in horror films because blonde people are stereotyped as not being very smart. The sound of the phone ringing would be signifing a phone is ringing in the house. This is because the sound effect of a phone ringing is very recognisable, as if you heard a 'ding-a-ling' continuously, you would instantly know a phone is ringing.
The tree outside the characters house with the big arms, can signify that it has control over the female character because the trees arm is leaning over the characters house. This represents control over her and her house from the male character on the phone. Also from this shot there is a swing hanging on the trees arm and its swinging. This symbolically representing someone could of been there, which is stating the female character in the house isn't alone. As this scene goes on you have an idea it may have been the male character on the phone there.
After this shot, she puts a packet of popcorn on the hop before she watches a scary movie. As time goes on the popcorn packet gets bigger, this is showing that the tension is building up gradually. Even though you don't see the popcorn explode, you know theres only one end to this as its only one end for her. This is because she doesn't turn the heat off which is showing that she will die at the end of this. This can be known as an iconic semiotics because the first person seen normally dies first in a horror film.
As she is speaking to the male character as she hasn't already suspected anything after the shot of her making popcorn, she is talking to him about her favourite scary movie. As she is speaking to him there are a collection of knifes on the working tops which she pulls out and makes the swoosh knife sound as she pulls them out of the knife holder. This would be an iconic semiotics as they use the knife sound effect in a lot of horror films to represent scare, death and threatening behaviour.
As the phone call gets more intense the front door bell rings, which he is doing to scare her even more, but she says 'who's there?' which is a death wish in horror films. This gives the hint that it is a death wish as he replies 'might as well come out here and investigate a strange noise or something'. This can be known as an iconic semiotics because they're the normal conventions used in horror films. Also in this same shot she looks out the door window, which makes it look like prison bars. These can represents she is trapped in the house and there’s no way of getting out.
In the Scream opening sequence it starts off with a black cut shot and they have sound effects over the top of this. The sound effects used is the background music and a phone ringing. This is giving a short insight on what might happen. On this black shot after the sound effects, the title 'Scream' appears which has a red light flashing behind it, and then turns the title complety red. This would be a signified because the colour red is representing blood and death, which is used in horror films. Once the title of the film has appeared it cuts to a close up of the phone ringing, and the lady answers the phone. Instantly you can tell the male voice on the phone is a stalker because he keeps asking questions about her such as; 'Who is this' and 'what number is this'. This part of the opening sequence can be a signifier semeiotics because the signs he is giving off by asking personal questions such as; 'Do you have a boyfriend'. This is giving a sign to the female character that something isn't right about this phone call. She realises this phone call is dangerous once the male character on the phone says 'I wanna know who I'm looking at'. As soon as he says this line, you can feel the tension already building up, and by the look on her face as her face drops from happy to tense, you can tell this phone call is dangerous. As soon as he has said that line there is suspense music building up the tension as the phone call goes on. This line can also fit with the mise en scene because her house has all open space windows which are door length and she has all the lights on. Meaning he can see her but she can't see him because the outside is completely dark.
The female character in this film would be known as an icon because she is a blonde female which is most common in horror films, these are referred as 'dumb' blondes. 'Dumb' blondes are used mainly in horror films because blonde people are stereotyped as not being very smart. The sound of the phone ringing would be signifing a phone is ringing in the house. This is because the sound effect of a phone ringing is very recognisable, as if you heard a 'ding-a-ling' continuously, you would instantly know a phone is ringing.
The tree outside the characters house with the big arms, can signify that it has control over the female character because the trees arm is leaning over the characters house. This represents control over her and her house from the male character on the phone. Also from this shot there is a swing hanging on the trees arm and its swinging. This symbolically representing someone could of been there, which is stating the female character in the house isn't alone. As this scene goes on you have an idea it may have been the male character on the phone there.
After this shot, she puts a packet of popcorn on the hop before she watches a scary movie. As time goes on the popcorn packet gets bigger, this is showing that the tension is building up gradually. Even though you don't see the popcorn explode, you know theres only one end to this as its only one end for her. This is because she doesn't turn the heat off which is showing that she will die at the end of this. This can be known as an iconic semiotics because the first person seen normally dies first in a horror film.
As she is speaking to the male character as she hasn't already suspected anything after the shot of her making popcorn, she is talking to him about her favourite scary movie. As she is speaking to him there are a collection of knifes on the working tops which she pulls out and makes the swoosh knife sound as she pulls them out of the knife holder. This would be an iconic semiotics as they use the knife sound effect in a lot of horror films to represent scare, death and threatening behaviour.
As the phone call gets more intense the front door bell rings, which he is doing to scare her even more, but she says 'who's there?' which is a death wish in horror films. This gives the hint that it is a death wish as he replies 'might as well come out here and investigate a strange noise or something'. This can be known as an iconic semiotics because they're the normal conventions used in horror films. Also in this same shot she looks out the door window, which makes it look like prison bars. These can represents she is trapped in the house and there’s no way of getting out.
Line 1- What is a black cut shot?
ReplyDeleteLine 5- Incorrect use of the word signified and remember you don't have to include the term semiotics- this shows you don't know how to embed the terminology.
Line 19- Remove the word semiotics before Icon again you don't need to include it. Also make sure you discuss how she is iconic to horror films I would remove the section about her previous films it is not relevant.
Line 22- The phone ringing is not iconic re-think about the semiotic term you have used here.
Line 25- again you are not discussing signify here you are discussing a different semiotic term.
Line 28- Symbolic is the wrong semiotic term.
Line 35- re think this semiotic discussion it is correct but the way you have discussed it is not clear enough.
You have not taken on board the above feedback Jack.
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