The document describes 34 shots from the opening sequence of a horror film. Shot 1-2 establish the production company logos. Shot 3 sets the creepy atmosphere with a nighttime tree shot and titles. Shots 4-16 introduce the characters and set up the plot of two girls leaving for a party as their mother worries about a killer on the loose. Shots 17-30 follow the girls walking home and one being attacked and killed by the killer, then returning as a zombie. The final shots blackout and reveal the film title accompanied by a scream.

1. Shot Number Type of Shot Action Mise en Scene
1 Animated Universal
Logo
N/A
2 Still Production
Logo
N/A
3
Long Shot
Still shot of a tree
at night. Titles
playing over.
The dark night
and no actors
creating a creepy
mise en scene.
4
5
6
7
8
9 Pan right to left
from a long shot
of the tree to the
house window.
10
Medium Shot
Window frame
within frame.
Zoom in to house
through window.
The warm lighting
of the house
juxtaposes to the
mise en scene of
the previous
scenes as it has a
positive mise en
scene as a home is
a place of comfort
and safety. This
creates confusion
for the audience
as it juxtaposes to
the conventions of
the genre.
11 Medium Shot of
mother talking to
Jessica and Tori.
12 TV presenter
giving news
report about a
killer wanted.
13 Close-up Mother telling
Tori and Jessica to
be careful. Asking
if they would
rather be driven
to the party.
14 Medium Shot Jessica reassuring
her mother. Tori
within the frame.

2. 15 Over The
Shoulder Shot.
Long Shot
Jessica and Tori
leaving the house.
16 Close-up Mother’s worried
facial expression.
No sound.
17 Extreme Long
Shot
Outside of house
party.
Conventional
Halloween party
music (non
diagetic).
The use of a house
party gives an
informal feel to
the film. It relates
to reality of the
younger
generation of the
present day,
shocking people
into realisation
that this could
happen to anyone.
Creating terror for
the audience.
18 Tracking Long
Shot
Tori and Jessica
walking home
from the party.
Tense, creepy
music.
The dark lighting
will create a tense
atmosphere, and
will make the
audience nervous.
The setting of a
dark street, which
appears to be
empty, creates an
anxious
atmosphere for
the audience
which makes the
audience worry
for Tori and
Jessica.
19 Over the Shoulder
Shot
Showing street
behind Tori and
Jessica walking.
Killer is within the
frame.
20 Point of View
Shot
POV of victims
showing an empty
street.
21 Over the Shoulder
Shot
Showing street
behind Tori and
Jessica walking.
Killer is within the
frame.
22 Tracking Long
Shot
Victims walking at
a faster
pace/running.
23 Over the Shoulder
Shot
Over the shoulder
of the killer
showing Jessica
and Tori trapped.
The facial
expressions of
Tori and Jessica
shows terror,
which is effective
as it make the

3. audience worry
about Tori and
Jessica. The use of
an ‘Over the
Shoulder shot’
makes the
audience feel as
though they are
on the killers side,
which makes
them feel guilty.
This fits to the
genre.
24 Pan (Medium
Shot)
Pan of killer
walking towards
Jessica and Tori.
When Tori leaves
Jessica, the
audience begin to
feel anger towards
her as she showed
an act of
selfishness and
did not help
Jessica. When
Jessica screams
for Tori, it makes
the audience feel
envy and anger
towards Tori even
more as it shows
that Tori left
Jessica in a time of
vulnerability.
25 Point of View Shot
(Long Shot)
Tori running away
from killer leaving
Jessica.
26 Pan Point of View
Shot
Tori running.
Jessica screams
for Tori (diagetic
sound).
27 Medium Point of
View Shot
Jessica attempts
to hit killer, but he
grabs her hand
and turns his head
to face her.
Cutting before the
audience see his
face. No sound.
As Jessica
attempts to
protect herself by
hitting the killer, it
shows an act of
courage, making
the audience gain
confidence in
Jessica once again.
28 Medium Shot Killer stabs Jessica
in slow motion.
Non diagetic
sound – heart
beat.
The use of slow
motion is effective
as it emphasises
the main part of
the opening
sequence to the
audience. The use
of the non diagetic
sound is effective

4. as it represents
the heart beat of
both the actress
and the audience
as the screams
become silent and
there is only the
heart beat which
eventually flat
lines.
29 Still Blackout. No
sound.
N/A
30 Medium Shot Zombie Jessica
walking past the
outside of the
house party. Non
diagetic sound –
house party music
(muffled).
The muffled music
is effective as it
emphasises to the
audience that
Jessica is no
longer present,
representing her
soul leaving he
body.
31 Extreme Long
Shot
Zombie Jessica
stood still in front
of house party.
Non diagetic
sound – party
noise.
32
Extreme Close-up
Zombie Jessica’s
face with a black
expression.
Showing first
signs to the
audience she is
dead. Non diagetic
sound – house
party music
(fading out).
The use of the
close-up shot
shows Jessica’s
face as a zombie
for the first time,
which confirms
audience’s
suspicion that she
is dead. The blank
facial expression
relates to the
previous shot.
33
Still
Black out. No
sound.
NA
34 Title. Non diagetic
sound – a girl’s
scream as the title
appears.
The black
background
combined with
the title of the film
and the non
diagetic sound is a
convention of
horror films.