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Scream (1996)

Directed by Wes Craven · Cinematography by Mark Irwin

R111 min52 frames

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Someone has taken their love of scary movies one step too far. Solving this mystery is going to be murder.

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Scream (1996) movie still: medium — A suburban street at night features a house with a white picket fence backdrop. A man holding a professional…Scream (1996) movie still: medium — A woman stands on a raised wooden deck overlooking a rolling rural landscape. She holds a vintage white plastic…Scream (1996) movie still: medium — An interior closet space with hanging clothes and wood-paneled walls. A person wearing a black hood adjusts a…Scream (1996) movie still: wide — A school administrative office features wood paneled walls with green painted sections near the ceiling. A man…Scream (1996) movie still: closeup — The interior of a house at night with dim blue lighting filling the space. A masked figure in a black hood…Scream (1996) movie still: wide — A wrap-around porch with white railings and wicker furniture overlooks lush green bushes. Two teenage girls sit on…Scream (1996) movie still: closeup — A dimly lit room features a framed picture on the wall behind the subject. A young woman with blonde hair holds…Scream (1996) movie still: closeup — A woman looks up in a dimly lit, dark nighttime outdoor space. She is holding a beer bottle while looking at…Scream (1996) movie still: wide — A group of young adults congregates on red sofas in a 1990s domestic space. The group watches television while…Scream (1996) movie still: medium — A dimly lit room features a woman crouched against a wooden cabinet containing a television. The blue light from…Scream (1996) movie still: closeup — An interior space with wood-paneled walls features a person positioned in the foreground. A young woman looks…Scream (1996) movie still: medium — A dark vehicle interior with a glowing digital screen displaying text in the background. A woman in a denim…Scream (1996) movie still: medium — A residential kitchen features white cabinetry, a wooden countertop, and a wooden knife block. A young woman…Scream (1996) movie still: closeup — A dark indoor space with wooden furniture visible in the background. A young man stares intently at a woman…Scream (1996) movie still: medium — A suburban house stands in the background as emergency vehicles are parked on the grass. A female reporter…Scream (1996) movie still: medium — A residential room features a built-in bookshelf filled with books behind the subject. A young woman with blonde…
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Scream — official trailer

What is Scream about?

A year after the murder of her mother, a teenage girl is terrorized by a masked killer who targets her and her friends by using scary movies as part of a deadly game.

Where can you watch Scream?

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Who stars in Scream?

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What does the cinematography of Scream look like?

Sampled across 52 frames, the coverage of Scream leans on medium shots (46% of the sample) and close-ups (25%). Cinematographer Mark Irwin keeps 46% of it in soft, low-key light. Night and dusk account for 58% of the frames. Anamorphic glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in 69% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings. The production design places the film in the 1990s.

What is the color palette of Scream?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Scream (1996) are #31302c, #101011, #4e4e4a, #75716c, #d4d3cc, #8d7a6c — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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  • #4e4e4a
  • #75716c
  • #d4d3cc
  • #8d7a6c

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