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1. Narrative: Renai is interrogated by a police detective about the supernatural
events in the house. While the police investigate the house, the Lambert
family temporarily moves to the old house of Lorraine Lambert. Renai is
haunted by a woman in white and Josh has a strange behaviour at home.
Meanwhile Lorraine seeks out Elise's partners Specs and Tucker expecting to
find answers.
Shot– 1
CameraShot: Wide Shot
Sound:quietatfirstthenstarts to buildup
Content:The leadupto the firstinstitutionisshown,atfirstthe
lightingisverylow keybutthenleadstobe quiethighkey.
Shot– 2
CameraShot: Wide shot
Sound:A verybroadsound,a soundthat may be usedto
congratulate someone oroverexaggerate something.
Content:The firstinstitutionisshown,itscalled‘FILMDISTRICT’.
Quiethighkeylighting.
Shot– 3
CameraShot: Wide shot
Sound:Low pitchedsoundsbuta‘whoosh’like effectwhenthe
‘STAGE 6’ is enteringthe picture.
Content:The secondinstitutionis shown;it’scalled‘STAGE6’.We
alsosee that itbelongstoSony,and Sonyisa bigcompany.
Shot– 4
CameraShot: Wide shot
Sound:Broad,congratulatingsound.
Content:The thirdinstitutionis shown;it’scalled‘EONE’.Very
Low keylighting.
2013 106 min Age rating: 15
Main Characters : Josh Lambert, Renai Lambert, Dalton
Lambert, Lorraine Lambert, Elise Rainier, Foster Lambert,
Carl, Specs, Tucker.

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Shot– 5
CameraShot: Mid shot
Sound:Starts to getsinisterwithheavybreathinglikesoundand
alsosomethingwhichsoundslike aheartbeat,verylowpitched
and starts to getfasterduringthe durationof the production.
Content:The leadupto a productionisshownwiththe camera
movementsbeingveryuneasyandthe littlegirl andthe colours
shownare verysinister.
Shot– 7
CameraShot: Wide shot
Sound:disturbednoise isplayedlouderwhenwordsare
shown.
Content:The effectof the creditsdissolvinglike mistbeing
blowntothe next isveryeffective asitadds to the uneasy
feelingthatthe filmhasalreadycreateddue tothe previous
thingsshown.
Shot– 8
CameraShot: Mid shot,Wide shot
Sound:Soundof car pullingup thenacar door is
slammed.
Content:Whenwalkingtowardsthe stairs, she walks
througha creditand when she walksthroughitdisperses
like mist.
Shot– 6
CameraShot: Wide Shot
Sound:Sinisterupuntil ‘Blumhouse Productions’isshownthen
stopscompletely.
Content:‘BlumhouseProductions’isshownwiththe background
beingominous
Shot– 9
CameraShot: Long Shot
Sound:Soundof her heelswhenshe iswalkingbutwith
quietbackgroundmusicof dramatic,sinistermusicthen
silence whenshe stopsonthe stairs.
Content:Bridge overisusedwiththe soundeffectof a
door knock,as youcan hear the soundof itin shot9 and
theninshot 10 we see the character openingthe door,
whichsuggeststhatthe filmmaystart to get thrilling
fairlyquickly.Also,we see ‘LAMBERTRESIDENCE,1986’
thissuggeststhatthisis an importantdate andlocation.

3. Shot– 10
CameraShot: Mid shot
Sound:Soundof a doorknock thenthe firstcharacter
we had seenintroducesherselfas‘Elise’thenthe other
character inthe house speakstoherabouther son.
Content:The fact that we haven’tseenthe first
characters face yetmay suggestthattheywant the
audience tobe shockedbywhothe characteris and
alsowe onlyhear hername beingmentionedsothis
alsosuggeststhatshe is an importantcharacter.
 Mise en scene – Duringthe firsttwo minutes,the lightingisverylow keywhichsuggests darkness throughoutthe
plotof the film.The characterscostume doesnotinfluence the ideaof horrordue to how normal it is,although,
the fact that it iseverydayclothingmayinsteadinfluence the ideathatthiscouldhappentoa personwitha
normal life.The settingof the filmisinacharacters house,whichmaymake the audience feeluneasybecause
these eventsare happeninginthe comfortof thischaracter s home.Herfacial expressionreallyshowshow
seriousthe situationisandthatthe nextscenesmaybe disturbingorjustsimplynotveryhappyand eventhough
we do not see ‘Elise’s’facial expressionwe know thatthe situationisbadandshe wants the itfixed.The female
character inthe house hasa natural look,with hermakeupbeingverylightandherhair not lookingstyled,this
connotesthattheywant herto be shownas stressed,anxiousandoveralldistressed.
 Sound – The soundismixedbetweenitbeingloudatthe beginningupuntil 56 secondsthensuddenlystopsto
become quieterbutstill loudinthe senseof whatsound affectitbeingplayed.Whenthe musicsuddenlystops it
may make the audience feelunknownonwhatisgoingto happennextwhichagainbuildsuptensionandan
uneasyfeelingiscreatedagain. The highpitched,disturbedsoundthatisplayedwhilstsome of the creditsare
beingshownsoundsverysinisterandmaymake the audience feelintrepidationbecauseof the alteredswingsaw
like sound. We donot heardialogue fromthe charactersuntil 1:52 minutesandfromthat we knowthe name of
the firstcharacter shown,whichis‘Elise’butwe donotlearnthe name of the other female characterwhich
obviouslyshowshowimportant‘Elise’isandthe audience mayneedtoknow hername forthe storyline tobe
familiar.It starts off with very eerie, spooky music which is non diegetic.
 Editing– Duringthe institutions/productionsthe editingismostlyfixedonfading,atthe end of the firstinstitution
the shot fadesawayand whichthenthe screenturnsblackthenwhite cloudsfade outfromthe blackand turn
intothe backgroundof the nextinstitution.Afterthe secondinstitutionisshown,itagain,fadesawayandthen
the screenturnsblack forthe nextinstitutiontobe played,butthenforthe lastinstitution the shotcomesfrom
the bottomof the screenthenup. The lastinstitutionshownthenfadesthe same waythe othersdidandthe
blackscreenisturnedintoa backgroundforsome of the credits to role.Once the creditshave beenshownthe
shotfades,again,intothe firstscene of the movie thenbridge overisused(doorknockwhenshe isstandingon
the stairs) thenjumpcuts to herstandingoutside the door.
 CameraShots – The camerashotsare variedduringthe firsttwo minutes,the firstshotsbeingwide, thisisup
until 45 seconds,fromthenonthe shotsbecome more varied.A midshotof a chair movingaroundinthe air is
used, as well asa longshotof the room (whichcouldalsorelate towide shot,asthe shotis wide) thenanother
midshot of a little girl andthenfinallyawide shot showingthe name of the final production.Afterthe
productions,the wide shotscontinueupuntil ‘Shot-9’thenalongshotisintroduced.The camerashotsusedare
mosteffective because we cansee whatneedstobe seen,like the productionsandthe credits,alsointhe first
twominutes we are knownof a location,adate and a characters name.

4. Representation:Ibelievethatgenderisnotreallyrepresentedduringthe firsttwominutesof thisfilm, due tothe fact
that we do notmeetmanyof the characters, to be exact:twofemale characters.Icouldpointout that the femaleshairis
downand she looksverydistressed,asdomostfemalesinahorror film.She maybe a single mother,due tothe ideaof
heransweringthe dooralone ,alsoinherdialogue she statesshe hasa day jobbutraisingherson isa ‘nightjob’this
supportsthe ideathat inmosthorror filmsthe female charactershave todeal withmostthingsonby themselves.
Mothersthat are representedinmosthorrorfilmsare shownasscared,unsure onwhat to do,inneedof helpby
someone else, whereas mostFatherCharactersare shownas the brave,uncowardlyandknowledgeablepeople incertain
situations.A perfectexample wouldbe inthisfilmasthe fatherisbrave whereasthe motherisinneedof help.
Genre: The genre is horror, but I believe we are not aware of this during the first two minutes; there are no real
clues into making us believe that this filmis in fact a horror. The only clue that I could find was the uneasy,
disturbing sound we hear during the credits being shown before the film has opened with its first scene. The
dark colours used may also help support the audience to believe that the genre is horror. One of the
productions ‘BLUMHOUSE PRODUCTIONS’ gives a very uneasy feeling due to the heavy (worried) breathing that
is used as the background sound which is also combined with the heart pounding sound, as the sounds get
more frequent so does the audiences anxiety. We then see a sinister looking little girl who looks almost evil,
with her dark, scrawny looking hair which clashes with her pure white dress, so this adds to the uneasy feeling
that is already in the audience’s thoughts.
Stereotypes/ Ideology: The stereotypes of woman are clearly shown throughout the first two minutes of this
film. The facts that the woman or mother is in need of desperate help is telling the audience that a single
mother cannot cope with this kind of situation on her own. Also the fact that she is a female in a horror film
highlights the stereotype that she as the woman is in desperate need of help and she is seen as vulnerable due
to her desperate need to help her son overcome what is happening to him.
Theories and theorists: Theorist Stephen Prince states that “like other genre movies, any given horror film will
convey synchronic association, ideological, and social messages that are a part of a certain period or historical
moment. One can analyse films in terms of these periods or moments, much like they can do with gangster
movies. But unlike this genre, horror also goes deeper, to explore more fundamental questions about the
nature of human existence, and other questions that, in some profound ways, go beyond culture and society as
these are organized in any given form or period.” From this, we understand that Prince feels that the horror
genre is an elite genre within the field of film, as it is the most realistic, and some of concepts and ideas placed
into films in the genre are relative to ‘real life’.

5. Stage 6 Films is a label created by Sony Pictures Worldwide
Acquisitions in fall 2007 that acquires, produces and
distributes 10–15 low budget (capped at approximately $10
million) films and direct-to-DVD releases per year. It is
Columbia TriStar's fifth specialty label. Overall, it is the
seventh theatrical label by Sony Pictures. The label takes its
name from the location of its main office, the Stage 6
building at Sony Pictures Studios (originally an actual sound
stage used for such films as The Wizard of Oz).[1][2] Adrian
Alperovich, Senior Executive Vice President and General
Manager of the Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions
Group, said Stage 6's slate will mostly be geared toward
ancillary markets, but the label will also release some of the
titles theatrically through Sony's distribution labels (mostly
TriStar Pictures) and other companies like Samuel Goldwyn
Films and FilmDistrict. Sony Pictures Worldwide
Acquisitions will determine whether a Stage 6 title bows
theatrically after the film has been made.
‘FilmDistrictisa leadingindependentdistribution,acquisition,co-
productionandfeature filmfinancingentity,designedtobring
commerciallyviable filmstotargetedaudiencesacrossthe United
States. The Companyfocusesitseffortsonwide releasefilms
fromprominentfilmmakerswithnotable casts.
FilmDistrict,runbyCEOPeterSchlessel,housesatoptier
leadershipteampossessingarichbackgroundinboth
independentandmajorstudiodistributionplatforms. This
breadthof experienceoffersfilmmakersand producersawell
versedcomprehensive viewpointonhowbesttomarket and
distribute eachindividual film.
The company’sindependentownershipstructure allowsFilmDistricttobe innovativeandagile intoday’sever-evolvingand
competitivemarketplace.
FoundedinSeptember2010 bySchlessel andGKFilm'sGraham KingandTim Headington,FilmDistrictplanstodistribute
an average of six to eightfilmsperyear. OperatingindependentlyfromGKFilms,FilmDistrictmaintainsadistribution
relationshipwithSonyforthe varioushome entertainmentplatformsaswell asfree television. The companyalsoenjoys
an agreementwithNetflix todistributeitsfilmsinthe paytelevisionwindow. Filmmakersandproducershave found that
partneringwithFilmDistrictallowsthemahighlevel of creative freedomwhile atthe same time beingprovidedwithfirst-
classmarketinganddistributiontomaximize the potentialof eachfilm.
To date,FilmDistricthasseensuccesswithsuchwide releasesasINSIDIOUSstarringPatrickWilsonandRose Byrne;SOUL
SURFER starring AnnaSophiaRobb,AcademyAward® winnerHelenHunt,andDennisQuaid;DRIVEstarringRyanGosling;
RED DAWN starringChrisHemsworth,JoshHutcherson,andJoshPeck;andthe recentsuccessful platformrelease of
SAFETY NOTGUARANTEED.’ - http://www.filmdistrict.com/about

6. Entertainment One Films, formerly Fox Lorber Films and
Koch-Lorber Films, launched in February 2003, is an
independent film distributor and DVD label based in New York. It
is one of several subsidiaries of Entertainment One.
Entertainment One Films specializes primarily in critically
acclaimed independent films, classics, documentaries and foreign
cinema, and distributes films for both theatrical as well as DVD
release. Their catalog includes foreign film classics such as La
Dolce Vita, Peau d'Âne (Donkey Skin), The Umbrellas of
Cherbourg, The Official Story, and Theorem as well as
contemporary releases such as The Syrian Bride, Changing Times,
Man Push Cart and the documentaries Our Brand Is Crisis and
The Bridge.