Scream was released in 2006 and is a slasher horror directed by Wes Craven.
Lighting is important in making a film more effective and suited to its genre. In the opening scene of Scream, the lighting starts off bright in a large house. This gives the sense of safety and warmth so that the events that are to come are emphasised as more sinister and establish the genre.
As the scene continues and the character talks of the phone, we hear the killer say the first thing that is sinister and begins the anticipation for something scary - he asks for her name and when she asks why, he says 'so I know who I'm looking at'. Suddenly she turns the light on outside to see if she can see him, then turns it off and locks the door. While going around the house and locking everything quickly, she turns off lights so that the hue is no longer warm and comforting, but grey and cold. These colours intensify the sudden creepiness of the killer, who we can't see anyway, and take away the safeness to show the vulnerability of the character.
By the end of the scene, more lights are off and it is even darker, turning blue. Again this highlights the vulnerability and creates suspense because darkness is a main convention of the horror genre, building it up for many scares.
This ultimately shows how effective lighting is in making a film suited to its genre, because we are able to pick up the hints towards what might happen to the characters by the atmosphere and mood changing. We can take this into account when editing so darker colouring is used.
This ultimately shows how effective lighting is in making a film suited to its genre, because we are able to pick up the hints towards what might happen to the characters by the atmosphere and mood changing. We can take this into account when editing so darker colouring is used.
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