In the opening scene of scream there is a girl in her house alone. The phone rings and she picks up the phone to a mysterious person who says he has dialled the wrong number. After the girl hangs up on the phone the mysterious person continues to phone the same number saying he just wants to talk. We can tell this is a horror film because the character on the other end of the phone says he will kill her. There are scenes showing the outside of the housing making us think that someone might be outside the house. There is no sound at the beginning of the opening scene until the mysterious person starts to threaten the girl, then there is tension building music.
In this scene the girl is talking on the phone with the mysterious person. This is shown using a close up shot. Close up shots are used to show a person's facial expression in detail. In this scene it is used to show the girl talking on the phone as well as the glass door behind her. This creates tension in the audience because its dark outside and it makes the audience think that something will appear or jump out at them.
In this scene the camera has changed to view the outside of the house. This is shown using a long shot. A long shot is used as an establishing shot so the audience knows where the scene is set. In this scene the long shot of the house creates tension because there are lots of dark shadows making the girl inside the house seem vulnerable.
In this scene the girl is looking through the window in her front door. This is shown in a first person perspective. This makes the audience feel like they are in the character's shoes. In this scene it also creates tension because the mysterious man on the phone could jump out from anywhere and scare the audience.
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