2. ABOUT THE
FILM
 The call is a crime-thriller, with a lot of
gripping and tense moments. After taking a
call from a teenager who’s house is being
broken into, the 911 operator Jordan makes
a horrible mistake, which gets the teenager
killed. This then affects her career for a
while, until months after while she is still
affected emotionally a call comes in with a
teenage girl on the line and she is being
abducted by a serial killer. As she is still
traumatised by the old call this become
extremely important to her.
 The film was directed by Brad Anderson who
has directed a number of different films and
television series. It was written by Richard
D’Ovidio who originally wanted it to be a
television series until he cut the script down
and decided to have it as a film.

3. DVD COVER
The DVD cover gives the audience an idea of who the main characters are
alongside a brief description of the storyline. It also includes a short review.

4. OPENING SEQUENCE
TIMELINE00.00-00.54
“Tristar”
“WWE studios”
“Tronick Pictures”
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Tristar pictures
and stage 6
films presents
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In
association
with…
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Productions
1.36 A film
by Brad
Anderson
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Main actors
names.
1.52 THE
CALL
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Actors names
2.29Casting
by…
2.35
Costume
design
2.41 sound
design and
supervision
by…
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Music by
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2.52 Film
editor
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Production
design
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Directors of
photography
3.28 Co-
executive
producers
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Executive
producers
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Produced
by …
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Story
by …
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Screen
play by
Richard
D’ovidio
4.41
Directed By
Brad
Anderson

5. MAIN
ACTORS
Abigail Breslin
Halle Berry
Halle Berry plays Jordan the 911 operator who is
determined to finding and helping the young
teenager stay alive and escape the serial killer.
Abigail Breslin plays Casey Welson the
teenager who has been kidnapped by a serial
killer. She plays a teenager who is distressed
and worried and wants to escape this man.

6. INTRODUCTION OF THE OPENING
SEQUENCE
 At the start of the opening
sequence we see an over view
Ariel shot of Los Angeles which
establishes the location of the
film.
 We also have some of the actors
names and production titles
coming in during these shots.
Having the title here allows you
to read and focus on the titles as
it is in the middle of the screen
while looking at an Ariel shot of
the location.
 The titles came in, in a typing
motion which suggests the
technology used in the story line.
Eg. Computers and phones.

7. EXTREME CLOSE UP
SHOTS
This close up shot of a
woman’s mouth shows a
headset microphone. This
shows the audience the use
and importance of the
headpiece as it shows there is
a lot of communication through
a headset.
This shot shows that the film
is about a 911 call centre, as
it is showing a list of reasons
why the caller is calling. It is a
close up shot so the
audience can see the list and
see that there is a sense of
seriousness.

8. CLOSE UP
SHOTS
 The first close up shot of Jordan’s (a main character) face tells the
audience she is stressed and is trying to keep a situation under
control, while she deals with caller/victim.
 The second close up shows the different levels of an emergency and
if its red then it’s a extreme emergency which needs attention. Which
foreshadows the extreme emergencies in the film.
 The last shot shows gives the audience a sense of realism by
showing what type of emergencies they get.

9. Close up
shots
 This shot shows Jordan
stressed which suggest she
couldn’t help someone who
was in need of urgent help. The
red light in the shot suggest it
was an urgent call. While her
body language with her arms
up and hands on her head
suggest she is strained. Also
her facial expression of defeat
shows she couldn’t do much to
help the person on the other
end of the line.

10. EXTREME LONG SHOT
 These too images show the call
centre from an extreme long shot.
The long shots shows us how
busy the place is dealing with call
and helping people.
 Using a long shot in this setting
gives a sense of urgency as it is a
place for help, which hints to the
audience there will be a lot of
desperation. It also establishes the
main location and where a lot of
the film will be.
 This gives the audience an insight
of what the film is about without
giving away the main plot.

11. MUSIC/SOUND
 At the start of the opening whilst the titles are appearing on screen
there Foley sound used for a ringing sound, which sounds like a
phone sound. The ringing starts while the titles are coming and stop
while the screen is black for the couple seconds each time. The
ringing creates tension as it is at the start before anything happens
or has started.
 The ringing fits the film well as it is about people ringing 911 when
they are distressed or in a certain situation, so having the ringing
shows this.
 However just before the shot changes to the overview of the city an
operator picks up, which it then turns into different urgent calls
between the caller and operator until the end of the title sequence.

12. TITLES AND
EDITING
 All of the title come on the
screen in a typed form, while
the peoples last names are
highlighted. The gave it a
smooth transition of coming
on and leaving.
 The transition of the scene
runs smoothly with the sound
of people talking over it. This
allows the scene to run
through with seeming parted
and not continuous.
 There are a variety of shots
used in the opening scene,
which means continuity is key
but using voiceovers helps it
to be constant.