Scream (2022) 4K UHD Screenshots (Patreon)

Video

Digitally lensed, Scream overlays a stiff grain filter over the imagery. Whether Paramount's encode handles it well depends on the scene. In darker scenes, it's a mess. Chroma noise runs rampant along the walls and their shadowy areas. The texture remains in brighter shots, but sans the noise. There, it's convincingly film-like.

When not a bother, the superlative cinematography appreciates facial definition. Detail comes in bunches, whether mid-range or close-up. Resolution takes advantage of the format, sharpness stellar and consistent. Scream is stuffed with fidelity.

Dolby Vision does fine work, enlivening shadows while providing the necessary pop to contrast. Peak brightness hits a regular intensity, while still varying to keep dimensionality high without being repetitive. Scream makes the highlights count. In addition, deep color works its magic, infusing primaries, density thick and saturation generous. Flesh tones? Spot on too.

Audio

The killer makes their moves timed to jump scares, rattling the subwoofer with each strike or attack. Club music blares during parties to provide a healthy LFE. Bass doesn't hold back. Dynamics stretch limits in the best way.

Oddly using DTS-HD 7.1 (not Atmos or DTS:X), Scream's use of position is exemplary. Phones ring in specific channels, odd noises pop up in the rears, and action pans through the full soundstage. It's fun, using audio to better the film's genre cred.