Key Scene 2

This particular scene I have chosen was because I thought that it would be useful to describe the horrific, thrilling, tense and terrifying effects.

•I am also going to analyse the effects of these emotions taking place on the audience.

Camera Angles/Shots	• Close up: showing scared facial expression, this adds tension because the audience would want to know what is going to happen. • Close up: showing tap dripping then stops halfway emphasising that the water has frozen and spirits have arrived, also emphasising that the atmosphere has gone cold and chilly. • Medium shot: the girls are playing the Ouija board. This is effective because this creates a terrifying mood as the viewers are interested in what is going to happen. This is effective because the opening scene had started of with the characters playing the Ouija board and now time has passed on from 20 years. This suggests that they had unfinished business with the dark spirits, leaving the viewers feel uncertain. • Zoom in: finger on glass, leaving the audience fascinated and interested on what might happen, as this may lead to the disbelievers actually believing in the Ouija board and the dark spirits. • Zoom in: on Grandma’s face again showing tension and her feeling agitated as the audience have already acknowledged that 20 years ago she stopped the girls from playing the Ouija board but now is encouraging them to play. This gives the impression that the Grandma is a bad influence on the young girls. • Zoom in: candle flickering, showing something is going to happen and the dark forces have arrived. This is effective because this suggests that their presence is acknowledged. • Panning shot: showing all 3 girls sitting down, making the viewers feel that something is lurking in the dark or even behind them. • Long shot: of house suggesting that they are not alone and are being followed or stalked. • Medium long shot: all 3 girls struggling to remain calm while 1 girl is possessed. This is effective because the audience would feel terrified as she seems to be uncontrollable and uncontainable. • Action match shot: the camera following her footsteps, as if someone is following her. This is effective because this makes the viewers feel a sense of her vulnerability as it seems to me that she is trapped. • Medium close up shot: has been focused on, when each girl gets possessed. This is effective because the audience would think that the same thing would happen to every other girl getting possessed from watching the first girl.
Editing	• Cut: to girls face, showing each and everyone’s emotions and expressions. • Cut: to finger on the planchette, emphasising that they are going to play the Ouija board again. • Cut: to grandma standing up praying. This scene seems to be tense because it seems to me that the characters don't normally pray. But because of religious reasons the Grandma turns to God because she is asking for help and advice. This seems to be effective because all the girls begin to get possessed showing that God is unforgiving or even giving the impression that the spirits are so strong and unstoppable that they are making her prayers seem useless and defenceless against them. • Fade shot: showing change of time and place and also emphasising flash backs. This is effective and also creating an eerie mood because the flash backs have just shown visual psyche's of the opening scene. This is terrifying in a sense because the statues under the river are shown again adequately and not rusty or corroded. This leaves the viewers agitated and worried. As the director gives the impression that the dark spirits live with in the statues itself.
Mise En Scene	• Living room where the girls were playing the Ouija board. This creates a terrifying mood amongst the viewers because this may make them feel scared as this is happening in their house. • Stair case: suggesting the stairs are a symbol of danger or even hazard leaving the viewers in a horrific mood. • Bedroom: showing the typical everyday furniture such as; mirror, bed and wardrobe, suggesting that the viewers are familiar with the settings.
Sound	• Dialogue used suggesting an alarm of panic and fright leaving the viewers to feel terrified. • Screaming leading the viewers to feel anxiety and agitated. • Echoes suggesting the house they are living in is hollow and the dark spirits have invaded leaving the audience to feel an alarm of panic and horror. • Thundering, highlighting that the weather is really bad and also signifying that the dark force has changed its atmosphere because of their presence. The audience would feel terrified and threatened. • Piercing music in background adding to the tension with the help of camera angles and camera shots. • Paper flying everywhere making rustling noises, adds to the impact of the atmosphere being dark and horrifying. The paper can also represent that the possession later on would be uncontrollable leaving the audience to feel frightened and alarmed.