2.  Scream makes more of a direct reference to
several horror films. In the opening scenes
the killer is talking to their first victim about
classic horror films such as A Nightmare on
Elm Street in which the killer Freddie Krueger
is referenced out his iconic bladed glove. Also
referenced in this sequence is Friday the 13th
in which the killer asks a question which
seems to be the obvious answer and turns out
be not obvious.

3.  Also in the final sequence when the killer is
revealed the killer then makes a reference to
the film Psycho by quoting “we all go a little
bit mad sometimes” this is a famous quote
and Wes Craven makes these references to
these texts to make the killers in this film
seem smart and to give the audience they
know what there doing and are experts as
they have done their research.

4.  The action codes in Scream is very high paced
often with characters running which shows to
the audience that this is horror film. Often
shows characters that are screaming which
shows panic and fear also adds to the horror
film feel to Scream.

5.  the camera starts as a mid shot and then
zooms in often when the characters are on
the phone to the killer. There are many close
ups to show the fear on the characters face.
There is a shot of the killers reflection in a
window which is an effective camera shot
because it makes the killer seem more
ghostly there for being invincible.

6.  The first sound heard is a phone ringing in a
high pitched tone the character then
proceeds to answer the phone and then has a
conversation with the person who turns out
to be a killer and brutally murders her. The
phone then rings in a different part of the
trailer so the audience now recognise this as
an important feature of the film. The music is
fast paced and tense all the way through
which creates atmosphere and tension.

7.  From the trailer the audience can tell that the
killer is the villain and he is dress in a grim
reaper type costume also based on the
painting ‘The Scream’ we can also tell that a
woman called Sidney is the heroine as her
name is the only name mentioned and she
features in the trailer the most

8.  There is a shot of the killers reflection in a
window which is an effective camera shot
because it makes the killer seem more
ghostly there for being invincible. The
costume creates a quite intimidating and
ghostly feel to it.

9.  Wes Craven was the director of scream and
also directed many other great horror films.
He was the director of A Nightmare on Elm
Street which was a very successful film so
successful that it was remade in 2010. Craven
is responsible for Freddie Kruger who is
probably the most famed killer in movie
history.

10.  $173,046,663 was the amount that Scream
made from the box office, it remains still the
highest grossing slashed film of all time
strangely followed by Scream 2 and 3
respectively. Scream currently has a rating of
7.2/10 on IMBD.

11.  Out of 59 reviews from rotten tomatoes only
10 gave scream a bad review.
 http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1074316-
scream/

12.  The target audience for scream would be
male aged between 17-35 this is probably the
age range for this type of genre. The hero is
female which may apply to the male gaze
theory because some males may be more
interested if it is a young female actress
playing the lead role.

13.  The film Shutter island makes references to
different types of text ranging from zombie
movies to a drama named Twinkle Twinkle
Killer Kane. Martin Scorsese said that the
main character Teddy Daniels was similar to a
character from “Laura”

14.  Shutter island makes references to more
dated texts which were made around the
same sort of time as the film is set.

15.  The audience can obtain the information that
Leonardo di Caprio is the hero as he is a
police officer and featured the most in the
trailer. Unlike the Scream trailer you cannot
tell who the villain is as it is not made clear.

16.  There are many close ups to show the fear on
the characters face. There are also many
close ups of Leonardo di Caprio’s face to
show his emotion and physical features.

17.  We first see di Caprio arriving in a suit and tie
but as the trailer goes on he finishes wearing
an asylums patient outfit which my show the
audience that he starts as an important figure
but ends as an insane patient. The sky is
always grey which connotes dull, dreary and
shows the audience that this is a horrible
place .

18.  We see di Caprio walking around curiously
debating his surroundings, he also walks with
fear as he has no knowing of what he is doing
or what the asylum is like. As the trailer ends
we see someone attack him this creates
enigma to the audience an important feature
for a thriller.

19.  The music is much like the music from
Scream quite tense and creates atmosphere
we here many diegetic sounds in the trailer
for example; heavy rainfall, scribbling/writing,
walking, a buoy in the sea moving.

20.  Leonardo is a iconic actor recognised
worldwide he also often plays the hero in
most films so the audience can recognise him
for this in Shutter Island.

21.  Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a score of
69% based on reviews from 240 critics, and
reports a rating average of 6.6 out of 10 the
film made £128million making it one of di
Caprio’s most commercially successful film.

22.  We first see a skyscraper and then a shot of
looking down this connotes fear. Batman’s
costume is very different to the jokers
because batman's is black and connotes a
more serious feel to it and the jokers is purple
and green which connotes stupidity and a
joke really as these aren't conventional
colours of a villain.

23.  The music is quite tense but is a slower pace
to begin with and then high tempo in the
middle ending with slower pace again which
is the same as the Scream and Shutter Island
trailers. When the joker talks we always hear
him before we see him which creates tension

24.  There are many close ups to show the jokers
face this is to show the enigma of his face this
creates enigma as he has a distinctive look.
There are many special effects like fire and
explosions which show destruction

25.  The action codes of the trailer shows people
panicking and a city being destroyed these
are the 2 main things happening in the trailer
this creates enigma in the audience.

26.  The narrative codes show that batman is a
well known hero and the joker is one of his
biggest enemies so the audience can already
tell who the hero and villain. The Jokers
apparel also connotes insanity because he is
wearing face paint and a purple suit which are
consider strange in society.

27.  The film received critical acclaim, and set
numerous records during its theatrical run; it
is currently one of only three films to have
earned more than $500 million at the North
American box office

28.  Dramatic music is played throughout this
scene to build tension in the audience it is
accomplished by increasing in volume and in
tempo the music gets louder

29.  Colours used in this scene are mainly dull the
sky is a yellow colour which denotes dusk and
early morning. The colours of the detectives
clothing are also dark and dull which
connotes professionalism. The clothing is
iconographic and stereotypical to a
detectives clothing for example the long
coats are often seen frequently worn by
detectives in older American crime genres.

30.  A hand held camera was used to show
Somerset running over towards Mills and
Doe. This shot creates panic and enigma in
the audience as the audience is unclear why
Somerset is running. The hand held camera is
also used again and links in with dialogue in
the helicopter section of the scene

31.  The audience would expect the villain to be
more submissive and show remorse from
their crime but, this does not happen during
this scene as Doe wants to die and shows no
remorse for his crime

32.  The villain Doe is more calm and calculated in
what he says and the audience can see that
Mills is growing agitated which challenges
the audience as they would expect the hero
to be more dominant and expect the villain to
be struggling and expect the villain to be
more agitated but the roles are reversed
during this scene.

33.  Filming took place in Los Angeles, California.
The film was released in the United States on
September 22, 1995. Grossing $327 million at
the box office internationally,