CH - Technical Analysis

Scream, 2 minute opening cut list : cut sound camera Mise en scene- Black screen stretch transition phone rings in background ‘SCREAM’’ appears- layered sound screaming, heartbeat, phone ringing, lightning, knife (All horror enigma)- a red wash appears over the writing, the writing expands to fill the screen- dissolve transition to CU of phone on table, (ringing) steadicam tilting pan to MS of female picking up phone, (Dialogue of female and caller, crickets outside) zoom to CU and following pan continues throughout scene between CU and MS - (Phone rings) Motivated cut back to original bird’s eye view CU of phone , hand reaching, tilting pan to female MS (dialogue between female and caller, continued crickets signifying desolation?) - jump cut to outside, low angle shot of a tree tilting towards long shot of the females house, swing moving inexplicably in the oreground (wind creaking, crickets chirping) - jump cut to (flame lights, exaggerated diegetic sound of cooking popcorn and continued crickets/phone rings once more) high angle of flame on cooker, females arm reaching to cook popcorn, tilting pan to MS and steadicam to long shot as (phone rings, she picks up) she walks around kitchen, focus on knives, following with tracking dolly shot throughout ending on a MS (Rule of 3, her in 1st knives in 3rd, picks up knife) exaggerated sound of metal knife, continued conversation and diegetic popcorn/crickets- sound bridge as conversation continues as popcorn increases leading to a motivated cut CU popcorn and kettle on oven - shot reverse shot returns to MS of female and knives on counter steadicam pan and tracking shot following female as she picks up videos and walks into a different room, continuing her conversation on the telephone as popcorn noise increases building tension as she enters the hallway, an over the shoulder shot of a dark room, slanted light (enigma of film noir)