1. Step outline for film opening of SAW
Genre: Horror
Description of action
Timings
It opens with a dark screen 00:00:00with thunder lighting
00:00:10
sounds and imagery, then
shows the production of the
film
Another production
00:00:13company is shown, with
00:00:24
animation of chains.
Mise-en-scene
Black and green
colours used
typical gruesome
horror genre
colours.
Black and rustic
colours used,
chains are used
and an animated
sharp object is
also part of the
production ident.
Sound
Thunder sound
effects
Furthermore another
production names are
shown shown ‘twisted
pictures’,A ‘James Wan
film’.
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The colour of the
font is blue, which
isn’t a colour that
mainly used in
horror films.
A face appears lighted up
in what seems like is
underwater.
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Only half of the
face is shown
under the water.
The title of the film is
shown
00;00;48-00;0057
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Underwater blue,
the rest of the
background is
black as it is
giving off a dark
atmosphere.
Editing
Transition from the
thunder strikes to the
text.
Typography
Capitalised Sans
typography used,
clear and effective.
Chain sound effects
The animation and
how the ident is put
together is edited by
showing the
movement of the
chains.
Lower case letters
used for the
production name.
The sound effects of
water droplets
Transition of the
production name
coming in
Capitalised serif
typography used.
No Editing used
No typography
used
The transition of the
title fading away.
Blue text,
capitalised, sans
serif typography.
No typography
used
Black background
There is some sort of
creature underwater that is
lighting the face, as it goes
past the face comes back
to life, the eyes and mouth
of the face open.
Camerawork
The same water
sound effects are
used but they
become louder.
Water sound effects
The camera
pans down to
show a close
up of the
drowned face.
The camera
sudden stops
creates shock
to audience
No Editing used

2. The person is alive and
seems to be drowning and
is struggling to get out of
the water.
00;01:0500;01;10
The person finally gets out
of the water and begins to
breathe heavily.
00:01;1100:01:20
The person is getting out of
the water and struggles to
move fast as he is in pain.
Also screams out for help,
as she is trying to get away
from this situation. Asks
questions but yet no
answers.
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A deep voice answers the
protagonist’s question; the
protagonist is scared as he
doesn’t know where this
voice came from.
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The protagonist carries on
asking this ‘voice’
questions and the ‘voice’ is
giving him very vague
answers which seem very
creepy.
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The struggle of
the person
creates fear of
death to the
audience.
There is limited
lighting, not able
to see more
detailed-it’s very
dark and gloomy
atmosphere
Rapid water
splashing effects
Birds-eye-view
of half of the
body.
No Editing used
Heavy breathing and
water sound effects
Midshot of the
person getting
out of the
water.
Midshot shot.
No Editing used
No typography
used
No Editing used
No typography
used
Long shots are
used, however
isn’t very
visible and the
lighting is too
dark.
No Editing used
No typography
used
Shaky camera,
long shots and
mid shots.
No Editing used
No typography
used
Painful sound
effects, chain sound
effects.
Same
background
Same
background with
bluey tones to
reflect the water.
Echoing sounds to
identify that the
location is empty as
the walls bounce
back his voice.
No typography
used