Scream Remake

We remade the opening of the film Scream, to gain experience for the making of our own horror movie. We used the origianal clip to create a shot list, and then worked with this and a script to ensure our remake was as close, technically, as possible.
Although we tried to keep to the main points of the film, and make it as accurate as we could, due to the school environment and lack of set/ scenery, some aspects were slightly different but still gave the same effect. By filming this, we got used to the genre and method of filming involved in horror, which again set us up for our original film. The genre of horror makes use of certain camera angles/ diagetic and extra diagetic sound to cause fear in the viewer, and by looking so closely at Scream, it helped us to get ideas for how we would produce our own film.
We also gained experience in editing a horror movie, the techniques used, sounds, effects ect. that can be added, and when they are appropriate.
We found this a good learning experience as through pratically re-creating this scene we were able to come across dilemma's and work our way around them or plan how we would in the future. One problem we found was the mise-en-scene. Due to our surroundings we felt that the scene may have been slightly more effective if we were able to film it in a similar enviroment, however this could be easily over come in the future and with more planning we could also make effective use of the lighting. Another problem we faced was continuity, as alot of the shots were consistant we found it difficult to find a fluent shot that worked well without mistakes. To repeat this we would make sure we kept our time well, so we had more time than neccissary and were not rushed. This way we would be able to take more shots and have a wider choice to edit from.
We did however feel that we shot the angles well and the timing of the shots were well planned. We felt the shots zoomed when appropriate and were well matched to the original Scream.
We have learned alot from our re-make and by having a first hand experience we are now prepared for our origianal horror and what we can improve on to give us the highest marks possible. We will be well aware of our time management and to make sure we have enough shots, so when it comes to editing we are left with enough material to create the best horror standard we possibly can.