Paranormal Activity 4 is a sequel that features paranormal occurrences in a young couple's house, similar to the first film. Transitions between clips show an untuned television or camera effect to make the "home footage" style seem more realistic. Slow pacing and editing are used to build tension and suspense. Night vision footage shows the audience reaction between clips to make the film appear spooky.

1. Paranormal activity 4 is a sequel of
first film ‘paranormal activity’ which
features paranormal occurrences
appearing in a young couples house.

2. Transitions
are used
through out
the clip
showing a
untuned
television or
camera
effect, this
makes the
‘home Title screens are
footage’ used throughout
style film the paranormal
seem more activity trailer to
realistic. create a link
Slow paced between the
editing is paranormal
also used in activity sequels
this scene to and create a
add tension sense of
and suspense.
suspense.

3. Night vision style of the
audience reaction is shown
in-between the footage of
the film. The night vision
effect makes the film appear
spooky.

4. Overhead shot
used to look
Panning shot-
down on the
The shot is
scattered room,
panned across
the high angle
the room to
shot makes the
reveal the
room seem
overturned
vulnerable ,
furniture, the
symbolizing a
pan turns left to
powerful
right to show the
presence in the
whole room
house .
highlighting that
a paranormal
event has
occurred.

5. An Paranormal
establishing activity is a
shot is used low budget
to show the horror film
setting in the filmed using
room, the handheld
shot is cameras to
focused on create a ‘found
the door, footage’ style.
establishing
Using a
that
found
something
footage style
‘spooky’ is
and
about to
handheld
happen.
cameras
made the
first
The camera angle is tilted slightly to create a paranormal
‘distorted’ and confused effect on the activity a low
audience, the tilted camera angle makes budget film
shot type appear more ‘spooky’ and adds costing only
suspense to the ‘paranormal activity’. $15,000 to
produce.

6. Paranormal
activity is set in
a typical home Scattered
environment furniture are
gaining fear of used as props
the viewers as it to make the
makes the setting seem
experience more disturbed and
‘lifelike’. ‘paranormal’.
The
composition
of the scene is
scattered,
typical of a
horror film.

7.  Ambient sound- Screams of the audience are
heard during the trailer to show the audience
reaction.
 Sound effects– Sound effects such as furniture
moving, doors slamming and creaking noises
are heard to create a feeling of ‘suspicious
activity’ this makes the trailer appear more
supernatural and intises people into watching
the film. There is no diegetic music used in this
trailer, fitting in with the realistic home footage
style.