analysing the opening 2minutes of scream

The film scream was made in 1996 which means that the quality and achievement of pulling of a great horror was created different to how they make them today. they start the opening two minutes with a loud crash and the title drops in bold and white which stands out against the black background this could suggest importance of relating the title into things which could appear in the film the white font is used well as it clashes well with the black and brings out the white more which means that it will be seen from a good distance.

 Its very plain and ordinary which worked well as its gives the main focus on the word which is shown 'scream' making a title called scream straight away shows the audience that this films genre will be a thriller/ horror as screams usually occur in films which are related to death and fear. During the course of the title flashes of red appear at the bottle of the title which shows that there will be scream relating to things which signify blood such as blood, death and fear.

The phone begins to ring and then it makes a knife slashing sound and screaming girls and then the colour of the title changes to red which connotes blood and death and then the title disappears. The sound of the phone rings again the women answer and starts a conversation she is shown to be a teenager home alone which is a perfect time for a killing scene to happen, this is a stereotypical fact and the audience will know that sometime soon something will happen.

She put the phone down calm she turns around  and as she begins to walk of suspiciously the phone rings again she turns around with a facial expression which bring confusing and fear this brings the readers into what could happen next.continuous phone calls are made and the voice on the phone is deep and creepy eventhough the women acts calm and oblivious. he comes across flirticious as she is dragged into the conversation but then puts the phone down and walks off.

The scene has changed and you appear outside they use the natural sounds to change the atmosphere of the situation to put you off what has just happened. You return back inside and watch her make popcorn and as suspected the phone rings again the same sound which will replay through your head to be the person that will eventually strike.She answers the phone and starts a conversation revealing what she is doing and it signifies to the person that she home alone watching a scary movie which connotes that she is brave person.

 She walks off locking all the doors carrying on a casual conversation with a complete stranger, this is dragging the audience in as the suspense of what this phone call has to do with anything related to the storyline.