1. Shot no. Shot type Shot length Scene no. Content/Purpose
1
Wide
shot/establishing
shot
4 seconds 1 The purpose of the wide shot is to introduce the main characters and the classroom setting.
2
Mid shot 3 seconds 1 The mid shot offers a closer look at one of the members of the scene which is likely to be
recurring throughout the film. By using a mid-shot, it allows the audience to see the
characters clothing choices and the role he has in the shot, in this case he is shown to be a
teacher. The fact that he is standing up whilst the students are sitting down in the previous
shot, suggests that he has authority over them in this environment.
3
Tracking/long
shot
6 seconds 2 The tracking of the police man whilst surrounding large amounts of cars that are shown to
be in a traffic jam, suggests that a something bad has happened or it is foreshadowing that
something will happen such as the reason why there is traffic will be revealed.
Also the use of ordinary people in everyday situations is conventional for the films genre.
4
Low angle/
eyeline??
3 seconds 2 The low angle shot shows the dead policeman lying in the road, which is an unconventional
setting and creates a shock factor. Also because the audience does not know why the
person is dead, this builds up the storyline and suspense as to what will happen and if the
reason will be made obvious to the audience.
5
Title 3 seconds The title shot offers the date of the film’s release, which is conventional for a trailer that is
trying to encourage people to go and watch the film in the cinema.
6
Mid shot/ two
shot
6 seconds 3 The shot shows a man and a woman, walking down a corridor, showing a conventional
everyday setting. The man has been seen before in the trailer, suggesting that he will occur
throughout and be vital to the storyline.
7
Crane shot 1 second 4 The crane shot is used to show a group of people that are affecting each other’s actions.
8
Mid shot 3 seconds 4 The shot shows a professionally dressed man, pulling focus from other characters, at the
forefront of the scene connoting the belief that he is important. Also the shot shows the
man to be giving information to the other characters, which will add to the information
surrounding the storyline.
9
Establishing shot 2 seconds 5 The establishing shot adds to the storyline and builds on the setting of the film. The shot
shows that the film will take place in an urban and busy environment, suggesting that fast
paced editing will be used which matches the genre and setting.
10
Close up 2 seconds 6 The shot shows an unknown character watching someone or something which connotes
the theme of danger and mystery to the audience as to why he is doing this.

2. 11
Establishing shot 1 second 7 The establishing shot shows as before (see shot 9) the setting of the film, from a different
perspective, which adds to the storyline because New York is a well-known destination.
12
Mid shot 2 seconds 8 The shot shows a crowded environment, with many different people in it, including the
main character that has already been heavily included in the trailer. The shot focuses on a
man and his daughter who are in the centre of the shot.
13
Wide shot/mid
shot
0.5 seconds 8 The shot shows a TV with the news being shown on it, which is what the group of people in
the shot before were looking at.
14
Aerial shot 1 second 9 The shot shows a train and the range of characters as shown before looking at the TV, on it.
15
Mid shot/two
shot
1 second 10 The shot shows a girl sitting on her father’s lap, on the seat of a train, whilst he is on the
phone, and is looking concerned and confused as to what is being said and is distressed.
Shot no. Shot type Shot length Scene no. Content
16 Mid shot/two
shot
0.5 seconds 10 The shot shows two people on the train, standing up. One of these people is the main
character, which suggests a build-up of tension and connotes mystery to the audience as to
why he is on a train.
17
Aerial shot 0.25 seconds 11 The shot shows the setting of the film once again with an aerial shot of the tall buildings in
New York City.
18
Wide shot 1 second 12 The wide shot is used to show a distressed family because of the event, who are having to
hide in the bath and are grasping to each other, for protection.
19 Establishing
shot
0.5 seconds 13 The establishing shot is used to show the city setting again, focusing on the tall buildings
and busy urban setting.
20 Establishing
shot
0.25 seconds 14 The establishing shot is used to show the village setting, which is a direct comparison to the
city setting that has already been shown heavily.
21 Close up 0.5 seconds 15 A close up is used to show the distressed and aggressive animal which is having to be
controlled. This is conventional for a horror film and connoting the themes of danger and
violence.
22 Mid shot 0.5 seconds 16 The mid shot shows people getting ready for a large event/battle as indicated by the large
amount of weapons in the scene which are conventional for the genre.
23 Long shot 1 second 17 The long shot offers a crowded room of people, all looking towards the same thing, in the
same direction. This suggests that an announcement is being/about to be made which will

3. affect the films storyline.
24 Close up 2 seconds 17 To close up is used to offer the main characters’ reaction to the announcement and offer
their facial expressions which suggests fear and concern about what will happen next.
25 Title 2 seconds “The Event” creates tension and shows that there is an event present in the film that the
films storyline will centre around.
26 Handheld
camera
2 seconds 18 The use of a handheld camera panning around the main character, offers the viewpoint
from a member of the crows, focusing on the centre of the scene.
27
Title 2 seconds “We could not foresee” carrying on from the previous title, again builds tension towards
the circumstances of ‘the event’ and how the main characters will react to it.
28
Mid shot 2 seconds 18 A mid shoe shows a woman crying after receiving information over the phone, signifying
that something bad has happened or is about to happen. The woman is shown to be
concerned and stressed by what has been revealed to her through her facial expressions.
29
Aerial shot 1 second 19 An aerial shot shows the view of the city from above and reinforces its large scale and
height compared to the streets/roads that can be seen in between the tall skyscrapers.
30
Title 1 second “On a scale” carrying on from previous title works to build suspense for the storyline and
what the comment is directly in relation to.
Shot no. Shot type Shot length Scene no. Content/Purpose
31 Close up 1 second 20 A close up has been used to show the main characters perplexed expression at the current
situation, and him questioning what they should do next, building on the storyline once
more.
32 Close up 2 seconds 20 A close up is used again, to show the reactions of the characters that the man before is in
conversation with. The shot also works to offer their answer and more relaxed expression
than that of the man in the scene before.
33 Title 2 seconds “We cannot imagine” carries on from the previous title but creates a more dramatic effect
because it forces the audience to think and create their own idea as to what situation or
event is so ‘unimaginable’.
34 Close up 2 seconds 20 The close up used here, carries on the conversation from before the title was added, and
offers the main characters emotional reply to the group of men’s answer.
35 Close up 2 seconds 20 The conversation is ended between the smartly dressed group of men and the main
character, with a blunt and short reply, which also offers the blank and distant facial
expressions of the group of men at the situation and what is being said.

4. 36 Close up 0.5 seconds 21 A close up is used to show the women, who has been featured before with the main male
character, in a field with an emotional and frightened look upon her face, suggesting that
worse things are ahead for the main characters.
37 Establishing
shot
1 second 22 The establishing shot shows 2 roads, separated by trees and dry land, creating the
impression that now more areas have come under threat than the original New York City,
which was featured as the main location at the beginning of the trailer.
38 Two shot 0.5 seconds 23 The two shot shows, two characters, who are currently unknown from behind, with the
news report which has been shown at the centre of the shot, pulling focus away from
working out who is watching it.
39 Two shot 0.5 seconds 23 A two shot has been used to show who the viewers of the news report were, from the shot
before. The fact that they are wearing gas masks, creates shock for the audience as to why
the situation has gotten to this stage. Also the use of gas masks connotes the themes of
death through their link with real life events such as World War II.
40 Establishing
shot
0.5 seconds 24 The establishing shot shows another city setting, suggesting that the film will commence
again in a more urban environment than recently which had offered a more rural feel.
Another shot of a location can also be used to suggest that more placed have been affected
by the events that began in New York.
41 Wide shot 0.25 seconds 25 The wide shot shows numerous people running to get through a doorway and outside,
where they continue to run. This creates the theme of chaos, in which civilian life has been
so badly affected that people are scared when they are not in their homes.
42 Long shot 0.25 seconds 25 A long shot is used to show that the chaos is still occurring and everyone in the scene is
trying to get away from the shop/restaurant into a safer environment. The use of fast
paced editing enforces the chaotic nature of events and also reiterates the characters
struggle to escape the dangers of society on this occasion.
43 Mid shot 0.25 seconds 25 A mid shot has been used to show that the main character was unsuccessful in his attempt
to get away and into a safer place than that of the restaurant where many other people
have quickly fled.
44 Aerial shot 0.5 seconds 26 The use of an aerial shot, shows the city from a different perspective and viewpoint, with
the bright green trees standing out against the bare, paler skyscraper buildings on the
outer edge of the shot.
45 Mid shot 1.5 seconds 18 The mid shot offers the distress of the woman who was shown in scene 18 on the phone,
seeming concerned, now fully upset at the news she has received and will go on to share
with the group of onlookers, including the main character.

5. Shot no. Shot type Shot length Scene no. Content/Purpose
46 Long shot 0.25 seconds 27 The long shot is used to show the children running away from an unknown person or
event. This suggests that they are panicking and are worried at the events that are taking
place.
47 Crane shot 0.25 seconds 27 A crane shot it used to the children running away, with the camera looking down on them,
enhancing the view that the children are helpless and alone in the situation.
48 Low angle 0.25 seconds 27 The low angle shot offers the scared and distressed facial expression of the child at the
front of the group, as shown in previous shots.
49 Low angle 0.25 seconds 28 A low angle shot has been used to show from the view of a person dying at the bottom of
the shot. The effect of this is that the audience question why the person is dying and is
scared about what will happen next and if more people will die.
50 Zoom to close
up
2 seconds 29 The use of a zoom to then a close up, shows 5 characters, including the main male
character listening to the radio trying to gain information. This also helps the audience
because what is being heard by the characters is also adding to the storyline that is being
shown to the audience, in small amounts.
51 Mid shot 1 second 29 A mid shot shows the 5 characters, still listening to the radio, and trying to find out more
information about what has happened in the city and why it has happened.
52 Extreme close
up
1 second 29 An extreme close up of the radio, offers the audience, what the characters have been
looking at. Also the extreme close up of the radio makes it seem more important to the
audience as a prop that can expose the storyline.
53 Mid shot 2 seconds 29 A mid shot has been included to show the characters reaction when the radio begins to
stop working. This suggests that the reason for this could be because of the events in the
city that have already been shown.
54 Extreme close
up
1 second 29 Again, an extreme close up has been used to show the radio, but now it shows the radio
being unable to work, which has stopped information being received by the main
characters.
55 Mid shot 2 seconds 29 A mid shot shows the main character trying and succeeding to fix the radio, so that they
can get more information to help them remove the threat in the city, which has led to the
deaths of many people already.
56 Close up 4 seconds 29 A close up shows the main characters fear and confusion at the situation. His facial
expressions show him contemplating what to do next, to reach a successful resolution.
57 Title 3 seconds “A film by M. Night Shyamalan” shows who has directed the film, which may gain support
for the film from ‘M.Night Shymalan’s’ previous fans.

6. 58 Establishing
shot
1 second 30 An establishing shows the city setting as the clouds show the change from night into day.
59 High Angle 1 second 31 A high angle shot looking down on a male character whilst he is crying, shows that he is
scared by the situation and that he is defenceless against what is above him or what is
going to happen to him.
60 Low Angle/Point
of view shot
2 seconds 31 A low angle shot shows 3 people plunging to their deaths, which links with it also being a
point of view shot for the character before, who was shown to be scared when he was
looking up. This connotes feat and a shock factor to the audience because a clear answer as
to why they have jumped or if they have been pushed has not been shown.

7. Shot no. Shot type Shot length Scene no. Content/Purpose
61 Title 2 seconds “Writer and director of the Sixth sense” is included to grab the attention of the audience
members who have already seen ‘The sixth sense’ so may enjoy the same style of film or
the writing of the film.
62 Close up 0.5 seconds 32 A close up of butterflies offers the films significant link to nature which is prominent
throughout the film.
63 High angle 1 second 33 A high angle shot shows a male character looking vulnerable and scared as to what is above
him and the fact that he does not move suggests that he cannot be helped and death is
imminent.
64 Long shot 0.5 seconds 34 A long shows a range of character quickly running, which can be seen as an attempt to
escape. Also the fact that many of the characters turn around suggests that something or
someone is chasing them and that is they stop, they will die.
65 Title 1 second “And signs” carries on from the last title scene where films by the same writer and director
team has been listed, gaining support from their success on past projects.
carrying on from the previous title by stating another film made by the same company
66 Zoom to Over
the shoulder
shot
1.5 seconds 35 An over the shoulder shot has been included to show the events that are taking place
outside through the window that the female main character is looking out of. The use of a
zoom, pulls the focus more towards what is outside, rather than who is looking outside.
67 Close up 1 second 36 A close up shows the main character pulling his arms into his body to protect his face. This
suggests that something dangerous is going to hit him or that something is about to attack
him.
68 Wide shot 0.5 seconds 37 Wide shot shows the effect the wind is having on the contents of the house, which has now
been left in a dishevelled state. An empty house is conventional for the genre of horror and
suggests that the victims are just normal people.
69 Close up 1 second 38 A close up of the door shows the door being closed and possibly locked. This connotes the
theme of mystery to the audience, who have just seen the inside of a house, so are now
left to wonder why the door has been locked and by whom.
70 Close up 1 second 39 A close up shows the main male character who is talking to people in a more controlled
setting. The main character talking suggests that he has discovered a possible resolution to
the problem.
71 High angle 0.25 seconds 40 A high angle shot shows different aspects of nature that are a prominent feature of the
film, and are the cause of the whole situation.
72 Long shot 0.25 seconds 40 Long shots also continue to offer the audience the cause of the events that the films
storyline has been centred around.

8. 73 Low angle Mid
shot
0.25 seconds 40 A low angled mid shot shows the characters running away quickly, which suggests that they
are in danger and are attempting to escape.
74 Close up 0.25 seconds 40 A close up of the main female character shows that she is also in danger and is trying to
escape/outrun the danger that she is beginning to face.
A close up also quickly shows the emotion and panicked expression on the main characters
face.
75 Close up 1 second 41 A close up shows the distress and concerned expression of a younger character connotes
the theme of danger to the audience and the large scale effect this event is having.
Shot no. Shot type Shot length Scene no. Content/Purpose
76 Title 1 second “The unthinkable” is used to make the audience compare and begin to think for
themselves about the worst possible outcome the film could take. The brief language
choices allow the audience to think for themselves which is conventional for a trailer to
gain support for a film.
77 Close up 1 second 42 A close up is used to show the main character covering his ears, to protect himself from the
current situation.
78 Title 1 second “Is” has been used following on from an earlier title scene, to build tension for the film and
as to what is so “unthinkable”. This is conventional for the trailers form.
79 Close up 1 second 43 A close up of the television shows that the electricity has been cut off, most likely through
the events of the film.
This connotes danger and causes the audience to be concerned as to why there is no
longer any power and what will have to be done to get it back.
80 Title 6 seconds “Happening” is included to finish the sentence from the previous title scenes. The use of a
word used in the actual film title helps the audience to be able to relate the film to what
has been shown in the trailer and are more likely to remember it, to then go and watch it.
81 Title 3 seconds The release date of the film is included, most importantly because the trailer is there to
gain support and interest in the release of the film.
Adding the films website helps to give the viewer another way to find out more
information on the film or then to pass the information on to their friends and family.
82 Title 1 second A title shot shows the producer of the film and some of the other companies that have
been involved, alongside the films two main actors.

9. 83 Title 1 second This follows on from the previous shot to offer more people that were involved in making
the film.
84 Title 1 second Finally the last shot shows the producers of the film, along with the aforementioned writer,
producer and director M. Night Shyamalan.