James Wan was born in 1977 in Malaysia and is a renowned film writer and director known for horror films like Saw (2004) and The Conjuring (2013). The document discusses details from the opening of Wan's 2013 film Insidious: Chapter 2, including establishing shots of a house where the film takes place, a character moving curtains to look outside curiously, and diagetic sounds that fade in when mysterious events occur, building suspense and intrigue for the audience.