Sounds

Sounds and there relevance to Scream 1 opening scene

Sounds are used in thriller films to create suspense or anxiety in different situations to entice the audience into the film.

The sound that I acknowledged first was a diagetic sound. The evidence to this point is that Drew Barrymore is on the phone to the killer, this is diagetic as we can see her on the phone and the audience can hear the conversation. The reasoning behind this sound and scene is that the audience now know who has been targeted by the murderer, it links in with thriller films as the audience now recognise something is coming which raises suspension.

The next sound that I realised was an off screen one. After the diagetic sound of the killer saying he is looking at his victim a dog starts barking that we can not see which may show that the killer may be inside the grounds and closer to his victim than we think. This links in with thrillers/horrors as the audience suspense is once again raised as he gets closer and closer to Barrymore.

The final sound that I analysed from this clip was a parallel sound as Drew locks the door after the off screen sound of the dog barking as she is now scared and realised that she is in danger. This ties in with the genre of the film as Drew is starting to panic and we know that the killer is approaching.

The purpose of sounds in thriller films are usually that to build suspense and anticipation towards the audience, Various eery sounds and loud booms are all in relation as it could mean the killer is coming closer or that an attack could be imminent. This analysis has helped me as when i come to c and reate my own thriller opening scene i will be able to include sounds that will help to create a tense suspenseful atmosphere.