Mise En Scene – Opening of Scream 2 (1997)
The opening of this film begins with extra diegetic music fading in, the music becomes very loud and it is quite heavy, this style of music could make the audience feel excited and much like something drastic is going to happen. The first shot we see is an establishing shot, it shows a cinema with people queuing outside, this is to give the viewer an idea of the setting, it also shows the viewer that it is night time so it is dark outside, which is a strong convention of a horror film, as bad things are thought of happening in the dark. It also adds an eerie effect to the scene.
The next shot tracks along the queue of people, in a mid shot. The camera then stops when it reaches a couple and some dialogue starts. The audience gets the idea that this couple will be the protagonists in the film, this is because they are both young and possibly in love, there age shows vulnerability. As they are talking the camera moves to another shot, where it shows a robotic arm in the cinema moving a knife up and down, this could be seen as symbolising the death to come.
There is a close up of the female characters face, this shows that she is relaxed by her facial expression, as she has no reason to be scared yet. The conversation between the two is very relaxed and it seems as if neither of them know what is to come.
As they enter the cinema there is a poster on the wall behind them, it shows the couple in a mid shot and the poster as an over the shoulder shot. The poster shows the scream mask which gives the audience an idea that the masked killer will return. As the two enter the cinema screen there are lots of people surrounding them wearing the scream masks which to the audience connotes danger, to the characters however it does not connote danger as they think people are just wearing because of the film they are seeing. As the camera moves around to be facing the couple, another character runs through between them wearing a mask shouting “Kill kill kill!” which also connotes danger and death.
The lighting in the cinema screen scene is very dark, there is almost no light. This shows an even more eerie setting as it is like the characters do not know what is around the corner. Someone could creep up on them and at this point they would not know.
The camera then pans across the seating in the cinema, showing all the audience of the film, the majority are wearing the scream masks. The camera becomes slightly jolted as it pans past a knife held vertically as if it is about to stab someone. This is because it draws attention to the viewer. The screen then goes completely black and momentarily the film they are watching in the cinema begins. The viewer can see the film they are watching. What they can see is the outside of house, there is a swimming pool with mist rising from it. This shows that it is cold out and also very dark. This adds a sense of fear. The camera then moves on to a character who is young, female and blonde. She is wearing very little make up which connotes her as looking and being very young and vulnerable. She is wearing all white and the room is white and very brightly lit. This makes the audience of both the film and the characters in the cinema see her as very innocent, even like an angel, or the room she is in could be seen as heavenly, maybe as she is about to get murdered. There is then a storm starting, another convention of horror, the sense of a storm ads fear. He girl on the screen looks around and we can see from a mid shot that she looks very shocked and scared. The camera shot the goes to a close up of the female from the couple watching the film and her facial expression is very clear. She winces and it make the audience feel she is uncomfortable watching this film.
As the character dressed in all white on the screen turns on the shower, all that can be heard is the shower water falling the floor. Then there is a sudden clap of thunder, this makes the scene more edgy and jumpy as it may not have been expected.
The male of the couple looks very comfortable, this shows he is there to try and protect the female, his character is the strong, un-fearful male. This could show to the audience that he is going to try and fight for survival. The shot then goes back to the female looking even more uncomfortable, which could make the audience see that the bad events are getting closer.
Next, the scene on the screen shows the girl looking more and more scared, there is then a flash of someone wearing the mask and holding a knife, or, the killer in this sense. This audience in the cinema all scream. This makes the female feel even more frightened and edgy. She looks very vulnerable and the clothes she is wearing could suggest danger. This is because she is wearing a very deep red top, which could symbolise many things such as blood, death and danger. It could also show to the audience that she will be the victim as it is almost spotlighting her as the one covered in ‘blood’. She also is very under-made, in that she is wearing little make up. As the girl on the screen is. This can show to the audience that like the girl on the screen she is a very vulnerable victim.
The opening of this film begins with extra diegetic music fading in, the music becomes very loud and it is quite heavy, this style of music could make the audience feel excited and much like something drastic is going to happen. The first shot we see is an establishing shot, it shows a cinema with people queuing outside, this is to give the viewer an idea of the setting, it also shows the viewer that it is night time so it is dark outside, which is a strong convention of a horror film, as bad things are thought of happening in the dark. It also adds an eerie effect to the scene.
The next shot tracks along the queue of people, in a mid shot. The camera then stops when it reaches a couple and some dialogue starts. The audience gets the idea that this couple will be the protagonists in the film, this is because they are both young and possibly in love, there age shows vulnerability. As they are talking the camera moves to another shot, where it shows a robotic arm in the cinema moving a knife up and down, this could be seen as symbolising the death to come.
There is a close up of the female characters face, this shows that she is relaxed by her facial expression, as she has no reason to be scared yet. The conversation between the two is very relaxed and it seems as if neither of them know what is to come.
As they enter the cinema there is a poster on the wall behind them, it shows the couple in a mid shot and the poster as an over the shoulder shot. The poster shows the scream mask which gives the audience an idea that the masked killer will return. As the two enter the cinema screen there are lots of people surrounding them wearing the scream masks which to the audience connotes danger, to the characters however it does not connote danger as they think people are just wearing because of the film they are seeing. As the camera moves around to be facing the couple, another character runs through between them wearing a mask shouting “Kill kill kill!” which also connotes danger and death.
The lighting in the cinema screen scene is very dark, there is almost no light. This shows an even more eerie setting as it is like the characters do not know what is around the corner. Someone could creep up on them and at this point they would not know.
The camera then pans across the seating in the cinema, showing all the audience of the film, the majority are wearing the scream masks. The camera becomes slightly jolted as it pans past a knife held vertically as if it is about to stab someone. This is because it draws attention to the viewer. The screen then goes completely black and momentarily the film they are watching in the cinema begins. The viewer can see the film they are watching. What they can see is the outside of house, there is a swimming pool with mist rising from it. This shows that it is cold out and also very dark. This adds a sense of fear. The camera then moves on to a character who is young, female and blonde. She is wearing very little make up which connotes her as looking and being very young and vulnerable. She is wearing all white and the room is white and very brightly lit. This makes the audience of both the film and the characters in the cinema see her as very innocent, even like an angel, or the room she is in could be seen as heavenly, maybe as she is about to get murdered. There is then a storm starting, another convention of horror, the sense of a storm ads fear. He girl on the screen looks around and we can see from a mid shot that she looks very shocked and scared. The camera shot the goes to a close up of the female from the couple watching the film and her facial expression is very clear. She winces and it make the audience feel she is uncomfortable watching this film.
As the character dressed in all white on the screen turns on the shower, all that can be heard is the shower water falling the floor. Then there is a sudden clap of thunder, this makes the scene more edgy and jumpy as it may not have been expected.
The male of the couple looks very comfortable, this shows he is there to try and protect the female, his character is the strong, un-fearful male. This could show to the audience that he is going to try and fight for survival. The shot then goes back to the female looking even more uncomfortable, which could make the audience see that the bad events are getting closer.
Next, the scene on the screen shows the girl looking more and more scared, there is then a flash of someone wearing the mask and holding a knife, or, the killer in this sense. This audience in the cinema all scream. This makes the female feel even more frightened and edgy. She looks very vulnerable and the clothes she is wearing could suggest danger. This is because she is wearing a very deep red top, which could symbolise many things such as blood, death and danger. It could also show to the audience that she will be the victim as it is almost spotlighting her as the one covered in ‘blood’. She also is very under-made, in that she is wearing little make up. As the girl on the screen is. This can show to the audience that like the girl on the screen she is a very vulnerable victim.
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