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1. SCREAM - filmSTYLE
Screamis a filmthatwas broughtto viewersbyDimensionfilmsin1996.
The script followsatraditional styleof scriptwithadescriptionof whatis
happeningduringthistime of the filmtosetthe scene andis
accompaniedbydialogue of twocharacters.The scriptis startedby
someone talkingandwe are thrownintothe actionstraightoff the bat,
we are put intoa situationof actionfromthe verybeggingandthisis
because the screamfilmsusuallydothistosetthe scene forthe restof
the film,establishingwhatwe canexpect more of.Throughoutdialogue
isconsistent.Inthisscene andmanymore there isquite alot of direction
and thisisso the script can reallysetaboutwhatsort of moodand
settingthe scene is.The style of speechinthisisrathershort sentences
that a followedupbyquite large descriptionsof whathappensnext.
Content
Screamis probablyone the mostif not the mostknownslasherhorror
made,itwas shownin1996 and since the firstthere have been3more,
totalling4scream moviesthatall didwell.ScreamissetinAmerica,
Californiaandfollowsafemale highschoolerwhoismysteriously
targetedbya psychopathwearingaghostmask.
Narrative structure
Screamfollowsaloose structure of Todoroustheoryof equilibriumand
disequilibrium.Assofar as that itdoesstart followingthe maincharacter
as she is un-aware of the murdererlivinghernormal life and
progressivelythe peace is disturbedwiththe appearance of the slasherin
herlife andeventuallyitisall sortedbythe endreturningtothe initial
peace at the beginning.VladimirProppstheoryof charactersisalso
showninthe filmas there isa cleardifference incharacter type,that
beingthe murdererasthe villainandthe girl (Sidney) asthe princesslike
character.
GENRE
Screamis a horror/slashermovie andthiscanbe seeninthe script.Using
stage directions,pauses,dialogue andmore we gettosee howthey
portray theirhorrortheme.The directoralsodirectedthe classic
nightmare onElmStreetwhichtoo was a slasher,thiswill be draggingin
inhis fansand alsoslasherfansmostlikelyof 18 andup age.
Buckingham’s(1993) theorythatgenre isin a constantprocessof change
can be appliedtothisfilmbutonlyslightly,we cansee furtherintothe
scriptthat there isa use of dark comedythusshowingthe change and
collaborationof twodifferentgenres.We see throughoutthe film
conventionsof aslasherbutthenagainwe also see hintsof jokesand
comedicaffect.
TARGET AUDIENCE
The target audience forthe screamfilmswouldhave beenobviously
horror and slasherloversandof 18 yearsof age and up. The filmgivesa
great sense of suspenseandtension,bothfeaturesthatviewerswould
have lookedouttofindand a reasonwhypeople wouldhave come and
watchedthisfilm.Anothermaintargetaudience wouldhave beenthe
fansof the directorWesCravenwhowouldhave watchedthe filmto
experience the horrortheyfoundinhispreviousfilms.The target
audience forthisfilmwouldhave alsobeenof the mainstreamasthis
was nota newground-breakingidea,ithadbeendone before and was
followingthe structure thatall the otherslashersmanagedtogive,
meaningpeople willbe pulledtowardsthistowatcha filmthathad the
same feel asall the otherclassics.