0-14 secs- the opening starts with a plain black screen, with white writing in the centre of the screen. the writing tells us the production company. the black background is used because black connotes danger dark and gloom. the white writing shows up on this and contrasts it.
15-28 secs- two more screens come up with diffrent names on them, therefore the credits are being shown.
29-30 secs- the black background fades into a road, this is an extream long shot so we can see all the souroundings which looks deserted as there is only trees and a big warehouse this shows there is no where to run. there is also heavy rain and thunder this is steriotypical for a horror film as they have used patheticfallacy so the emotion of the film is set straight away. we then have a name of the actor appear on the screen.
31-45 secs- the camrea pans accross the road as the car moves closer. the next actor appears for a short amount of time before the title appears at the same time as the car stops right before the camrea. the title is writen in a white font has been given a shadow effect to make it look ghostly.
46-50 secs- the car then starts to reverse back and then stops at the sign it has missed. this shows us he is confused or lost. there is a high angle shot on the car and this makes the car look small and vaunrible.
50-56 secs- we then see a close up of the male in the car he is holding a map and looks confused, this shows to us he is lost and the area is deserted which means he could be in danger. we also hear on the radio a male voice shout "gates of hell are open" this used negative language and makes the audience feel he is in a dangerous place.
56-1:02 secs- we then see the male hold a tourch out the window to look at a sign post which reads " you are now leaving fairfeild county please come back!" this sign makes us feel that something negative is going to happen if he carries on. the "please come back" makes us feel he might not make it back.
1:02-1:09secs - we see a mid shot again of him looking at the map this shows confusion of where he is heading.
1:09-1:15secs- the car then turns around and starts to reverse to show us that the driver has gone wrong and needs to turn around. their is then an close up on the car wheel, which gives us the idea that something could go wrong for example he could get a puncher and with him in the middle of no where he would have no one to help and would be stranded.
1:15-1:25secs- we then see the car pulling up at a house, the credits are still appearing on the screen with actors names, there is very low key lighting making the house look scary and like it is a bad place to stay, this is also suggested as the house is sorounded by trees meaning there is no where to go apart from into the trees making us feel he is in the middle of no where.
1:25-1:30secs- we then see a long shot with the male walking across this long bridge. the long bridge shows there is only one way in and out of this house meaning there is not many ways of exit if something horrific happens. we can also see the trees in the background making the lighting very low key which adds to the tension, also the rain has not stopped and is still heavy.
1:30-138secs- we now see a POV shot coming from the bushes, this makes us feel someone is watching him and hiding giving us a sense of mystery, and we feel danger for the male walking into the house. it is still low key lighting however the house we see in the background is well lit and looks like it is a safe place.
1:38-1:52secs- the mise-en-scene changes when he walks into the house. their is a much more safe feeling as the house is very old fashioned and looks safe with home like colours. we also see the male walk straight into the house without knocking meaning it is a open house.
1:52-2:00secs- the camera then turns and we see a male and female standing at the counter. they are elderly and look innocent like nothing could go wrong. this makes us feel safe. we can still tell the house is old because the furniture in the background, this also makes us feel not many people stay at this hotel because they have not changed anything to be more modern. there is a shot reverse shot between the male and the owners and then we here the older male say "you probably want to hear about the haunted history" this then makes us automatically feel the house is now not so safe and that him staying their could end bad.
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