2. Titling The titles are all white and the background is at first black. The titles continue in front of the dim scene. As the titles appear they move down and faze out as if to symbolize the rain drops behind them. The titles in the actual scene are the actors names. When the title of the film appears blurred as if it were light blurred by the rain drops. The titles of the actors only cover a small part of the screen. The only time the titles take over a large part of the screen and in the centre is when stating distributors and production company.
3. Camera movement The camera begins by panning a shot of a road with heavy rain pouring down. The camera tracks the cars movements. The camera then tracks the movement of the male protagonist into and in the house.
4. Framing of shot There is a close up of the man in the car, he seems worried about something. There is a close up of a sign that says “you are now leaving fairfield county...please come back!” this suggests that there may be danger ahead. It also may be a warning to the protagonist and audience. Long shot on the road as the man drives towards the camera. Medium shot of the house. Upward tilt as the protagonist comes up the stairs. Close up of hotel leaflet which has the tite “we are HAUNTED!” which symbolises another warning for the protagonist. There is clear danger ahead. The staff also point to the stairs where a woman killed herself many years ago.
5. Camera angles There is a high angle shot of the car in the rain. There is a high angle shot of the protagonist as he walks through the rain. There is a brief low angle shot of the male hotel staff when he is at his desk. There is a high angle shot of the protagonist as he looks at where the woman killed herself. The repetition of the high angle shots suggests that the protagonist is not safe.
6. Mise-en-scene The house looks overrun by nature. There are a lot of plants and trees arpund the house. It looks very old. The area appears remote as there are no other houses or signs of civilization. The lighting in the scene starts of very low as it is night and the only light is coming from the car on the empty road. When the protagonist is on his way to the house the level of lighting is still low as the trees are covering the lamps. The house is very bright as there is light coming from the ceiling and also old style lamps. The house has some old antiques such as old clocks, pictures and Russian dolls on the mantle piece.
7. Editing directions The editing is fast paced as the scene changes from one shot to another in a short amount of time. There are reverse shots when the protagonist comes to the hotel to check in.
8. Sound techniques The sound begins as if there were wind and goes into a subtle orchestrated rhythm. The first sounds are non-digetic as the scene begins you can here a rain storm. The sound becomes digetic as you can see the rain. You can hear the protagonists’ radio, on his radio you hear a man preaching about the devil and hell. There is a contrast in the accents between the protagonist and hotel staff.
9. narrative The hero appears to be the male protagonist in the opening s he is being subtly warned repeatedly to avoid this sinister task but persists on oblivious to the signs of danger. The villain may be a supernatural being as the place he is staying is haunted and the man on the radio talking about hell. From the warnings you feel there is something sinister to arise in the film. There are three principle characters. The story follows a man who is going to stay at a hotel. It is told chronologically which gives the viewer a closer relationship with the protagonist on his journey. Questions left with? Why does he want to go to that specific hotel? Why did the maid kill herself? Why are they giving him advice on how to lock his door? Do they fear his safety? Why does he want that particular part of the hotel? Is he looking for something supernatural?
