Cut/Shot types
- Green film rating screen
- CUT ‘Film District’ logo
- CUT Title shot
- CUT Head and shoulder shot of father
- CUT Close up of old fashioned timer
- CUT (from the makers of...)
- CUT back to head and shoulder shot of father, smoothly zooming
- CUT long shot of family house, panning left slightly
- CUT mid shot of mother and son
- CUT long shot of family playing together
- CUT close up of mother and father
- CUT close up of mother and father laughing
- CUT mid shot of mother father and baby on sofa
- CUT close up of son climbing ladder
- CUT close up of boys foot going through ladder rung
- CUT long shot of boy falling from ladder
- CUT close up of boy on the floor
- CUT title shot
- CUT head and shoulder shot of mother and father slightly zooming
- CUT over shoulder shot (mother and father) with son in hospital bed framed in between their two shoulders
- CUT with slight fade head and shoulder shot of mother
- CUT title shot
- CUT mid shot of mother walking towards camera looking past the camera, camera following the mothers movement (moving backwards as she moves forwards)
- CUT camera panning to focus on open door of son’s room
- CUT head and shoulder shot of mother, camera moving backwards through the door as the mother moves towards the camera through the door
- CUT long shot of parts of two rooms, focus is on an open door framed in the middle of the shot to draw attention to the front of the rocking horse that can be seen (the rocking horse is rocking and the open door blocks the part of the horse that is typically sat on so we cannot see who is on the rocking horse)
- CUT close up shot of rocking horse from other side of the door with the mothers hand placed on it stopping it from rocking. (there is no one on the rocking horse) Turns into a mid shot of the mother’s lower half. Camera then pans upward left from mid angle to show mother’s upper body
- CUT title shot
- CUT long shot of son closing door, camera slightly panning right with the movement of the door being closed. Fade to blackness
- CUT fade up camera panning slightly right and zooming in to focus on silhouette behind window with blinds down
- CUT title shot when silhouette gets central to window
- CUT low angle over shoulder shot zooming slowly past mother’s head to focus on baby monitor framed centrally
- CUT high angle shot focusing on mother’s face (left framed) zooming slightly with baby monitor on the right (mother looking up at it) baby monitor out of focus
- CUT long shot of mother moving towards stair case
- CUT long shot of ceiling camera panning left
- CUT birds eye shot of mother framed centrally
- CUT mid shot of mother running through door camera panning left to follow her
- CUT mid shot of mother camera quickly and jerkily moving to a close up of her face
- CUT title shot
- CUT camera panning through hallway through a door to a long shot of boy in bed central framed with the door opening slightly and very quick see and arm in the left corner of the room behind the door
- CUT close up shot of door handle
- CUT mid shot of mother running down corridor from behind
- CUT mid shot of mother and father opening a door
- CUT head and shoulder shot of mother
- CUT mid shot of mother and father kneeling either side of son on floor with trashed room slightly zooming in
- CUT close up of medium device with assistant out of focus on the right (half face)
- CUT assistant2 mid shot setting up the mediums camera device
- CUT close up of assistant2 lifting camera device in front of his face
- CUT close up of camera device
- CUT close up of camera device
- CUT close up of camera device
- CUT extreme close up of camera device
- CUT close up of assistant2 moving eye to camera
- CUT close up of camera light
- CUT close up of medium in focus with long shot of others out of focus in background
- CUT extreme close up of medium with focus on eyes
- CUT extreme high angle shot of medium
- CUT extreme close up of title rolling with old camera effects behind it
- CUT mid shot of mother opening door on left of hallway
- CUT mid shot of father holding candle with transparent ghostly face next to his own
- CUT blinding white flash
- CUT title shot
- CUT high angle shot on medium
- CUT mid shot of medium and assistant next to son lying in bed
- CUT title shot
- CUT close up high angle of medium
- CUT close up of hand drawing on paper
- CUT title shot
- CUT close up camera panning right following mother running moves to close up of her face
- CUT over shoulder shot of grandmother quickly moving up from seat and screaming
- CUT close up of father with demon cartoon head peeping out from behind his own head (left)
- CUT Fade into black
- CUT Fade up camera panning through hallway
- CUT head and shoulder shot of medium (left framed)
- CUT close up of hand and axe hitting wall
- CUT close up of bloody handprint on sheet which then turns into inverted colours
- CUT long shot within shot of old fashioned little girls on tv
- CUT title shot
- CUT head and shoulder shot of medium in gas mask style contraption with camera zooming in
- CUT close up of father’s face from the side
- CUT long shot of man falling through the room
- CUT title shot
- CUT close up of medium looking crazed
- CUT close up of mother left framed
- CUT title shot
- CUT point of view shot through mediums gas mask eyes
- CUT extreme close up of mediums face
- CUT head and shoulder shot of mother central with assistant recording behind left and out of focus
- CUT extreme close up of fathers eyes opening
- CUT head and shoulder shot of father sat on chair with transparent hands reaching for him
- CUT mid shot of three people – father son and assistant around a large light focused centrally
- CUT birds eye shot of all characters around table
- CUT title shot (longest of all)
- CUT ‘everywhere April 1’ (creepy background fades to black so text stands out more) then text fades to black
- CUT mid shot of scary ghost woman moving very fast towards camera (quite out of focus)
- Fade to black and credits fade up
- Fade to black
This trailer lasts for 1:51 and included
- 94 cuts
- 13 title shots
- 10 head and shoulder shots
- 27 close up shots
- 6 sets of zooming
- 10 long shots
- 9 sets of panning
- 15 mid shots
- 3 over shoulder shots
- 9 sets of fade
- 1 low angle shot
- 5 extreme close ups
- 1 extreme high angle shot
- 1 high angle shot
- 1 point of view shot
- 2 out of focus shots
Mise en Scene
Clothing
Father – jeans, black vest and chequered shirt.
Cream trousers, blue shirt, black tie.
Grey t-shirt, cream trousers, white top, open blue shirt
Grey t-shirt and black hoodie
Blue shirt and jeans
Blue t-shirt and dark blue jeans
Son – Flannel pyjamas
Blue polo shirt
Superhero costume
Hospital gown
Medium – Blue cardigan, patterned scarf, minimal makeup
Mother – Flannel pyjamas
Jeans and smock top
White zip up jacket and black scarf
Grey t-shirt
Minimal makeup, tied back hair
Grandmother – Red blouse and black cardigan
Victorian girls – White full length Victorian dresses
Medium Assistant – White shirt, black trousers, black braces
Medium Assistant 2 – White shirt, black trousers, black tie
These are all very normal clothes fitting with the time the film was set. The only clothing that differs from this trend is the Victorian girls seen in the television image, who wear stereotypical Victorian dresses with styled hair.
Props
- Old fashioned timer used by the medium
- Telephone
- Rocking horse
- Baby monitor
- Medium’s old fashioned camera/recording equipment
- House with typical furniture etc.
- Sketch book
- Medium gas mask style contraption
Locations
- House
- Hospital
Lighting
The lighting throughout the trailer is very dim, setting the atmosphere of the film. The lighting is slightly brighter in scenes nearer the beginning when the family are seemingly happy, then transcends to slightly darker and a more eerie setting when events turn.
Editing
As the trailer is so short only the most important parts can be included. The cuts included must hook the viewer in and encourage people to go and see the film; therefore the trailer is edited to only include the most exciting shots, and the most frightening. The shots are edited chronologically to tell a narrative story that the viewer can follow to get an idea of what happens in the film and how it plays out.
Sound
At the beginning of the trailer there are sound effects included to work with the introduction – who the film has been made by and the title. When the ‘Film District’ logo appears there is an eerie ‘boom’ noise that we hear as soon as the logo appears.
When the title ‘Insidious’ appears, there is an eerie sound played that goes with the way the text moves- i.e. goes from ‘Insidious’ to ‘Is’.
When we are taken to a shot of the old fashioned ticker, the ticking continues as the screen changes to black to introduce the film, running in a steady rhythm throughout, creating an eerie sense. This ticking continues for a further 20 seconds after, playing through different clips that also include speech. There is also the eerie sound of a rocking horse rocking during the clip in which the woman goes to see the rocking horse.
The next time the title shot is shown, it is shown with an eerie ‘boom’ sound accompanying it similar to the introduction of ‘Film District’. There is then a creepy sound rising to a crescendo.
There is further eerie music that rises to a crescendo as the action increases.
There is also dialogue from all the characters featured as important clips from the film are included. Some of this dialogue matches with the clip and you can see the actor speaking it, and some of the dialogue does not match the action, i.e. you can’t see the actor speaking it and it may not necessarily be taken from that certain video clip. Further into the clip the ticking of the old fashioned timer continues again, although less prominent than before. This ticking again ends when the woman’s dialogue comes to a head – this is when all the action begins. This is when high paced music begins and once again comes to a crescendo at the end of the clips. There is then a title screen again and the ticking continues. At the very end of the trailer when the scary girl moves towards the camera there is a loud screech, then deadly silence.
No comments:
Post a Comment