The document provides details about the plot, genre, sound design, cinematography, editing, and acting of the horror film "The Ring". The plot involves a mysterious videotape that kills anyone who watches it within a week. The genre is listed as horror, mystery, and thriller. Regarding sound design, both diegetic and non-diegetic sounds are used to scare viewers and characters, including phone ringing and music. Cinematography employs cutaways and distortion effects to convey suspense. Editing uses quick cuts of short, sharp flashes to create shock and fear. The main actors are listed as Naomi Watts, Martin Henderson, and Brian Cox.

2. PLOT
• “A mysterious video tape is killing off anyone who
watches it. Whenever the victim watches it, the phone
rings, telling them they have only one week to live. A
young reporter named Rachel is investigating these
events, but after she and her small son watch the tape,
it becomes a race against time to find out why the tape
is killing everyone and how it could be stopped.”

3. GENRE
• Horror/Mystery/Thriller.

4. SOUND
• Diegetic sound is used throughout the film, such as when
the phone is ringing and also the noise created by the tape.
This is repeated throughout as it is key to the storyline and
is used to scare the viewer as well as the actual character.
• Non-diegetic sound is also used. It is slow paced and piano
themed and fast paced and drum themed. The slow piano
music is used when there is more mystery involved. The
fast paced music is when there is urgency.

5. CINEMATOGRAPHY AND EDITING
• Cutaways are used in The Ring to add to the psychological element, and are
used to make links between the images that are seen in the tape and the
images that are seen by Rachel in real life. For example, when she is in
Richard Morgan’s house and she objects in the house which are the same
as those in the tape.
• Distortion effects are also used throughout and pm the ‘DreamWorks’ title to
convey the theme and create suspense from the beginning.
• Quick editing is used. The shots and cuts are kept short and fast, where the
audience only gets to see very sharp and quick flashes. This creates shock
and fear to the audience.

6. ACTING
The main actors are:
• Naomi Watts has starred in other thriller films such as ‘The Impossible’ ‘King
Kong’ and ‘Diana’.
• Martin Henderson has acted in films such as Bride and Prejudice, Torque,
Flyboys, Little Fish and many more.
• Brian Cox has acted in films such as The Borne Identity, Troy, RED and
many more.