This document outlines the opening sequence of the horror film "Insidious" through descriptions of the timing, mise-en-scene, sound, camerawork, and editing used in each scene. It begins with dark text introducing the director over a black background with wind sounds. A lamp then transforms into a bedroom lamp setting the scene in a child's dark bedroom with unsettling music. The camera pans around the bedroom then zooms on a candle, revealing a frightening figure. The title then appears before introducing the main haunted house location in black and white with ominous violin music playing as various shots establish the scary setting.

1. By Fatima Kadhem
Step outline for film opening of Insidious
Genre: Horror
Description of action
Timings
Mise-en-scene
Sound
Red text of associating
productions
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Black
background
with red serif
font capitalised
in the centre of
the screen.
Quiet sound of
wind whistling and
also a melody
(symphonic
music)of a dark
atmosphere.
A furniture piece
(possibly a lamp) is
used to present the
director of the film –
James Wan
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Cream coloured
lamp appears
over a black
background and
the lamp is in
the middle of
the screen.
Same sound but
in a deeper
melody, then goes
into a higher pitch.
The lamp is twisted and
turned into a child‟s
bedroom lamp, setting is
introduced -the scene is
dark.
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Introduced to a
setting of a
bedroom, with a
child in bed.
The scene is continuing
to establish the setting,
the lava lamp in the
bedroom is shown and
then fades out
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Dark lighting
connoting bad
atmosphere of
the children‟s
bedroom
The same
symphonic music
but the volume is
higher-creating a
eerie atmosphere
which portrays
suspense.
The same eerie
symphonic sound
is used.
Camerawork
Editing
Typography
Text fades in and
out from a black
background.
Red.capitalised, simple
serif font used. The
productions are bigger
than the smaller text.
For example:
“OF A HAUNTED
MOVIES PRODUCTION”
The transition of
The text is black with
the lamp appearing the same serif font and
is subtle and slow
the same technique of
movement.
some small and big text
is used.
A mid shot of
the lamp. The
lamp then
twists and
turns into a
bedroom lamp
along with the
text fading
out.
Long shot of
No editing used.
the bedroom,
establishing
the scene.
A pan of half
of the
children‟s
bedroom as if
somebody is
watching over
them as they
sleep.
No editing used.
No typography used.
No typography used

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The camera is then
showing a darker side of
the bedroom, there is a
sense that there is
something that is about
to scare the audience.
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Very dark
lighting as this
section of the
room has no
lights that are
able to show
the full
surroundings of
the room.
The camera zooms
closer into the single
candle and a unknown
face figure appears.
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Dark lighting
the only thing
lighting up the
figure is the
candle-light.
The title of the movie
appears then
disappears.
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Introduced to a new
setting (a house) in
black and white filter.
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The inside of the house
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There is a high
temp violin playing
which causes
great suspense in
the audience. The
sound gets faster
and louder as the
camera
approaches a
„hidden area‟.
The same high
pitched violin
melody but gets
very loud as the
figure appears
and then ends
with a sudden
stop as the face is
seen.
Black
The high notes of
background and violin return again
red textvery loud and
common horror repetitive.
genre colours.
Horrific looking
house is
introduced as
the main
location; Black
and white filter
is used.
Lamps and
The pan of
No editing used
the room is
nearly
complete as
the camera
makes sure
the attention
is on the
candle which
seems to be
the only thing
lighting the
room.
Mid shot of
No editing used
the candle
and the figure,
everything
else is pitch
black.
Sudden transition
of the title and
flickers on the
screen.
The violin
symphony is now
calmer as it is
establishing a new
scene and setting.
Establishing
shot of the
location and a
low angle.
High angle,
The locations
No typography used
Text is all capitalised
with the colour red
which is a main colour
that is used in horror
films as it connotes
blood.
Black and white
filter used.
The same sound
No typography used
Names of producers are
shown in the same
capitalised red font.

3. By Fatima Kadhem
is now being shown.
Such as curtains,
staircase, hall.
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other scary
in a very subtle
looking furniture manner.
is used to
create terror of
the setting.
low angle,
bird-eye-viewshowing
different areas
of the house.
transitions fade in
and out.
Black and white
filter used.