1. Step outline for film opening of: ‘Sinister’ (2012)
Genre: Horror (Certificate 15)
Description of action
Timings
Mise-en-scene
Fades from black to the
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Momentum
ident for the company
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Pictures ident
Momentum Pictures
Fades to plain black
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screen
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Fades from black to a
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Alliance Films
sudden burst of
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ident
light/fireworks, sprinting
around then creating into
Alliance Films ident whilst
zooming out
Fades to plain black
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screen
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Panning across wooden
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floor in a dark room, to
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the open door then a
chair floats above in the
air
Panning back to door
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then the door slams
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Panning across the walls 00:00:33 –
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Panning across to a girl
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who seems to be a ghost 00:00:37
Zooms into girl as she
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turns to look beside her
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Panning across to blood
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on the ceiling
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BH Productions
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BH Productions
Company ident
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Company ident
Plain black screen
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Straight cut to long shot
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Forest and trees
of four people standing
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Sound
Camerawork
Editing
Fades to and from
black
Sparklers/fireworks
Fades to and from
black
Leaves rustling
Panning
Door slamming
Panning
Panning
Panning
Zooms in
Panning
Panning
Fades to black
Old- fashioned
projector running
Old- fashioned
projector running
Long shot
Straight cut
Typography

2. on the ground hung from
a tree with ropes around
their neck and hands,
also wearing bags on
their heads. We notice
the screen looks like a
video tape being shown
The four people are
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slowly lifted from the
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ground to mid-air hanging
from the tree. They are
shaking their legs and
trying to move
Forest and trees
Old-fashioned
projector running
Long shot
Straight cut