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Sequence 1: Insidious Sequence 2: The Woman in Black Sequence 3: Se7en

The document analyzes the cinematography, editing, sound, and narrative elements of opening sequences from three horror films: 1. Insidious features a long take panning shot that zooms into a demonic face. Dark lighting and a tense musical score set an ominous tone. 2. The Woman in Black shows three little girls playing then jumping from a window as string music turns to screaming. Synchronous movements and the number three are used to build suspense. 3. Se7en uses jump cuts and montage to show an unidentified figure making a scrapbook with clues about their killings. Low lighting and fast-paced music increase tension around the significance of words in the scrap

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Sequence 1: Insidious Sequence 2: The Woman in Black Sequence 3: Se7en

The document analyzes the cinematography, editing, sound, and narrative elements of opening sequences from three horror films: 1. Insidious features a long take panning shot that zooms into a demonic face. Dark lighting and a tense musical score set an ominous tone. 2. The Woman in Black shows three little girls playing then jumping from a window as string music turns to screaming. Synchronous movements and the number three are used to build suspense. 3. Se7en uses jump cuts and montage to show an unidentified figure making a scrapbook with clues about their killings. Low lighting and fast-paced music increase tension around the significance of words in the scrap

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Camera shots and

angles

Camera Movement

Editing

Sound

Mise en scene/
Visual

Narrative codes

Sequence 1: Insidious

Sequence 2:
The Woman in Black

Sequence 3:
Se7en

Long take across the


bedroom and into the
hallway. Slow zoom that
speeds up into the demon
women's face at the end of
the long shot.
The camera moves slowly
around the bedroom and
into the hallway. Slow
zoom that speeds up into
what appears to be a
demonic womens face.

Close up shots of the little girls


toys. High angle shot of the room
the girls are playing in. Mid shot
of the girls looking into the
camera.

Several close up sh
of an unidentified
figure doing differ
things.

A string orchestra
instrumental plays
throughout which at
points sounds like a door
opening but then turns
into a screaming sound.

There is a little boy lying


asleep in his bed in the
bedroom shown.
Dark interior setting.
The young boy represent
innocence, low key
lighting.

The women standing in


the hallway. The bedroom
where the boy is asleep.

The camera moves in slow


motion when focusing on the
girls as the camera movement
coincides with the slow music
playing.

The music in the opening


sequence creates a very tense
build up. At the end of the clip
we hear the sound women
screaming after the three girls
jump out of the window. There is
also the use of diegetic sound
when the girls smash their toys.
There are three little girls in a
bedroom of a dated house
playing with old fashioned dolls.
The girls become unnaturally in
sync with their movements after
a while. The scene is set in high
key lighting which heavily
contrasts with the supernatural
forces that become apparent in
the scene.

The power of the number 3 is


constant throughout the scene.
There are three girls and three
windows.

Jump cuts with


montage of eleme
shots over each ot

Music is very fast


paced which build
tension and then n
diegetic sound of
screaming.

The unidentified
figure appears to b
creating a scrap bo
with different
photographs of pe
newspaper cutting
and texts in it. The
figure also shaves
the skin on his fin
and is seen makin
cup of tea at one s
Low key lighting.
Certain words of a
book have been
highlighted, which
have a link to the
reason the figure i
killing people.

Generic codes

Who is the demon


woman?
Why is it there?
Who's the little boy?

Why did the girls jump?


Who is the woman in black?

Who is making the


scrapbook?
What significance
does the scrapboo
have?

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