1. The document analyzes the shots and scenes in the trailer for a horror movie about a Ouija board. It examines things like shot types, lengths, lighting, and how each shot is intended to create tension, suspense, or reveal information to the audience. 2. Several shots zoom in on characters or objects to draw the audience in and create a sense of unease, such as a shot of a smiling child behind a fence and a close-up of a character finding a mysterious object. 3. Other shots use low angles, lighting, and point-of-view techniques to make the setting seem threatening and leave the audience wondering what will happen, like a shot up a dark staircase or

1. Emma Collins,COWA Ouijatrailercontentanalysis
`Shot num. Scene
num.
Shottype Shot
Length
Description
1 1 Establishing/Wide
shot
00.00.02 s The shot zoomsinwardstowardsthe house,following
a character. Thishelpstoinvite the audience intothe
story,aligningthemwiththe characterthat is walking
towardsthe house.
2/3 2 Overthe shoulder
shot
00.00.03 s Cuts betweenoverthe shouldershotof bothof the
girls.Thishelpstoshow theirrelationshipasfriends,
and alsohelpsintroduce the audience tothe story
briefly.
4 2 Wide shot 00.00.02 s Wide shotof younggirl wavingat the characters,she
issmilingfrombehindafence.Thismakesthe
audience feelslightlyworriedasachildina horror is
usuallyseenas‘creepy’tosome.Italsomakesthe
audience questionwhyshe isthere
5 3 Mid shot 00.00.04 s Mid shotof maincharacter alone inthe room,camera
pans inwardstowardsheras a door movesbehindher
and she turns.Thisis usedtocreate suspense;the
High-keylightinghelpstocreate a sense of false
security.
6 4 Low angle,wide
shot
00.00.02 s Low angle shotof the staircase andcharacter walking
up it.The use of the low angle shotmakesthe house
seembiggerandscarier,thisisevenmore effective as
the shot useslow-keylighting.The use of thisshotis
to show the audience where the nextscene istaking
place.
7/8 4 Wide shot 00.00.03/
00.00.02 s
Wide shotof character walkingatthe top of the stairs
(keepingtocontinuityfromthe shotbefore) towide
shotof character standinginthe room alone.Creating
tensionasitis emphasisedshe isalone.
9/10/11 4 Close up Each 2
seconds
Close upof characterwalkingbackonto an object.
/Close upof her reaction/close up of her pickingit
up.Makes the audience wonderwhatthe objectis,
whyis beenshownsoclearly,whyisshe concerned?
12/13 4 POV/Close up Each 2
seconds
POV of her lookingthroughthe object/Close upof her
face again lookingconcerned.Audience wonderwhat
she isthinking,whatwill happen.
14/15 4 Extreme CU(POV)
zoomin / CU
00.00.03/
00.00.03
POV close up,as if you are the thingattackingher,
shocksthe audience andtheywonderwhatis
happeningtoher./Close upof stringof lights
unravelling.Leavingthe audience concerned.
16 4 Wide shot 00.00.04 Wide shotof downstairsshowingthe staircase again,
yousee feetdanglingfromthe ceilingsuggestingto
the audience she hasbeenhung.
17 4 Wide shot 00.00.03 Anotherwide shotof herhangingfromanotherangle,
closerto the girl.The audience makes the connection
of the image of the lightsunravelling,tothisasthe
lightsare acting as the noose.Thisshotisusedto
shockthe audience,andleave themwantingtoknow
whatdid itto her. Low-keylightingmakesthe shot
seemominous.

2. Emma Collins,COWA Ouijatrailercontentanalysis
18 5 Close up 00.00.03 The shot showsan image of a picture of the girl,
accompaniedwithflowers,suggestingthe girl’
funeral.The audience make the connection.
19/20 6 Overthe shoulder
x2
00.00.03
x2
Showingthe assumingfriendsof the girls,talking
abouther death.The audience canmake the
suggestionthattheywill trytoinvestigatewhat
happened.These shotshelpgive outinformationto
the audience.High-keylightinggivesthe effectof false
securityforthe audience.