Scream Analysis - Miss Frisenda

Cinematography is used in thriller films so that we can get a variety of different shots to make the film attract more of an audience and give them a good view of the storyline.
We first get a view of the phone which makes us know someone is calling, this extreme close up is used quiet a lot to show in more depth to the audience what is going on. With the extreme close up of the phone to the close up of her face on the phone shows us that we are supposed to be interested in what's happening on the phone. The camera stays in the same position, to show that nothing is happening once the phone has been put down up until the phone rings again. As the actress walks away from the camera we start to see more of her body and the transition of a close up to a mid shot. The fast movement of shots from the actress to the phone which is ringing again shows us that something is wierd about the situation she is in. Once again sticking to a mid shot of her on the phone shows us exactly what is happening in the scene, which is just her on the phone rather than getting us distracted with something that is happening in the background. The panning shot which shows the background changing from the bookcase and having the patio doors in the shot, makes us think that it may be involved in the climax. Once the phone is put down once again the camera stays in exactly the same slanted shot, which may imply that something isn't right and telling us something might happen. We see the actress moving out of the camera shot and still see her walking off in the reflection of the patio doors.
The slow panning shot of the dark tree in the shade moving to the back of the house with the swing moving in the background, attracts the audience as we are waiting for something to shock us. Also the swing moving is a scary sight especially with the back of the house and the light coming out.
The quick change from the back of the house to the extreme close up of the hob with the flame coming out straight away, this is an enigma because its a sense of danger which is being inflicted on the audience.
With the phone ringing again the mid shot of her moving around the island in her kitchen and coming towad the camera we start to notice the surroundings. With a knife holder on the table. This again is an enigma that something to do with a knife may be the climax. As she is walking around the table the shot never once gets the knives out of the picture. This may show that they may become relevant in the near future.
With the mid shot focusing on her and her popcorn we see her move towards the table and lean near the knives. For 10 seconds we see her leaning in the same position with a deadly weapon next door to her. As she flirts on the phone and starts playing with the knife the camera quickly moves to the other hazard which is the fire on the hob.
At the beginning of the clip there were lots of mid shots which didn't show a lot of the surroundings, but now we are seeing more of the surroundings when she is on the phone which could mean that we have to start noticing what's happening around her for the climax to begin and for us to see what is going to happen, this also lets us see what she is wearing which all seems to be pastels which shows she's innocent and the victim.
The camera is then following her as she walks down the hall, this may show that she doesn't actually know what's going to happen, and everything that is happening is behind her back so she is unaware of the events taking place. The camera is always very central in a mid shot. It rarely changes and lets you see exactly what she's doing and a tiny bit of her surroundings. With her face covered by her hair we don't see her facial expressions.
Once the creepy man on the phone says ' i want to know who im looking at' the camera zooms into her face and we see how she reacts. The camera then focuses from outside the patio doors at her face. This shows that she is looking outside the window trying to see if anyone is out there.
The shot of the garden with the steam seems quite spooky to us, as steam may be used to distort the reality of what is actually happening we don't know whether thats normal or not.
The close up of her locking the door, shows us that she's now getting worried and she is scared. This happens when she is fast to lock the door and gets worried on the phone.
The popcorn pack which is still on the hob which looks done and sounds fairly scary, gets a close up, this lets us know that the popcorn is probably done and as the noise isn't a very appealing noise and sounds more like something bad is going to happen.
The screen shots are still very slow and basic as a mid shot. This lets us see her facial expressions and what's happening in the background as we are expecting something to happen in the climax.
The lighting still seems to be quiet dark which shows the low key lighting coming from the kitchen.
The close up of her on the phone shows how she really is scared, and with her walking backwards shows that its not normal and that she worried.
The long shot of her locking the door while rushing again shows she's nervous and she's trying to be as quick as she can to lock all of the doors. The close up of the top of her head shows she's stopped panicking as she looks out of the window. We see that no one is outside which is a convention as the antagonist has a hidden identity.
The long shot of her walking away from the door shows us her feelings from her body language. The slow creeping camera which comes closer as she's on the phone shows us he's in no rush to hurt her. As she walks down the stairs and the camera is in a higher position we finally get the feeling that he is in a more powerful position as he has stated he's not afraid to hurt her. The long shot of the front door with the low key lighting from the wall lights inside the house let us know that there isn't anyone at the door so the doorbell ringing must of been someone who wasn't there to show his identity.
As we find out the antagonist knows her boyfriends name the camera again does the usual zoom in of her face. This shows us that she is scared and shocked that this is happening to her.
As the camera moves for us to see her turning the patio lights on as instructed, hiding most of her face as she's facing the side, we starts to think that she now is all alone and has no way to battle this villain.