Tracking Assessment - Scream

 Scream

The tv programme which I have chosen is Scream, which is played on Netflix and MTV and has a genre of horror/ thriller. The length of the show is around 30 minutes long, and produced by Matthew Signer Keith.

Locations which scream was filmed on:

School - Indoor

Garden/ pool - outdoor

Street - outdoor

River - outdoor

House - indoor 

Some of the main actors which played in scream were: 

Emma Duvall who is played by Willa Fitzgerald. Willa is an American White female who is a 29 years old  actress. 

Brooke Maddox who is played by Carlson Young. Carlson is an American white female actress from Texas.

Audrey Jensen who is played by Bex Taylor-Klaus. Bex is an American white female who is 26 years old actress.

Kieran Wilcox who is played by Amadeus Serafini. Amadeus is an American white male who is a 29 year old actor. 

Noah Foster who is played by John Karna. John is an American white male who is 27 years old actor. 

The narrative of Scream is a group of teens who become suspects, targets and victims of a killer who is out for blood. 

Camera conventions in the trailer of Scream:

Some shot types which where used in the first trailer of scream is medium and long shot; this is shown when all the teenagers are at the party and they are all stud up drinking and dancing. By doing this it shows the audience the atmosphere of the scene and helps add to the story line of the series. A close up was also used in the pool when the body got thrown into the pool. The close up of the mans face shows detail of the face e.g the blood on his face, as well as showing the emotion of the dead body and exaggerates his facial expressions which is in the pool with the girl. A camera angle which was used in Scream was a low, dutch angle on the character Scream. this shows that this character look strong, powerful and undefeatable. by using this shot it shows something bad is going too happen and leaves the audience uneasy and questioning what is going to happen. A high angle shot was used on the girl in the film. this portrays that she is weak and defenceless, which could make the audience question why she is shown in this way and what might happen to her. In the trailer, a transition which was used a lot to show the different scenes in the clip was a dissolve. This is used through non-continuity editing as it is clear to an audience that it has been cut to show the different clips, which will put the audience questioning and wondering why the different scenes are cut so fast in the trailer.

6 sources of information to find out about conventions:

- textual analysis/content analysis 

Advantage: easy to understand, you can take your time, cheap.

Disadvantage: it’s time consuming.

- interview a tv producer/director (Wes Craven)

Advantage: experts in their field.

Disadvantage: only one perspective, hard to get old of someone.

- online tutorials - ‘how to make guide’ (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=DuH50aH9YQk)

Advantage: easy to access, cheap

Disadvantage: might not be a expert. 

- textbook for media production- camtech cm official textbook

Advantage: physical, written by people who right the courses.

Disadvantage: loose it, can go out of date.

- BFI presentation/speaker out - director/producer/actor (Rob Speranza)

Advantage: explain in depth, you can ask them questions.

Disadvantage: travel, expensive.

- Work experience/on the job briefs/project (Rob Speranza)

Advantage: first hand experience.

Disadvantage: time consuming.