1. The ‘Sinister’ opening scene is one shot, lasting 1:11. We see movement of the
characters, the camera, and the objects.

2. The shot is continuous, this makes it very effective, as we don’t experience things
in everyday life from various angles, just one. And this makes it almost real to the
audience.

3. We see the struggles of the characters, the movement of the murder weapon and
the flicker of the tape. This makes it almost look like a real life recording.

4. After this shot, the camera stutters, showing that some time may have passed between the
shots.

5. This shows all of the characters dead, and this also suggests that they had a long,
painful death.