The Ring

Another group in class had to do a presentation on a horror opening film was Zoe Woodhouse, Kelsey Duffy, Max Canning and Ellie Bull, they done there opening of the Ring and gave feed back of what they found out. The opening starts with the production of the film which is DreamWorks Pictures but is shown in a static style that has been changed to fit in with the movie which is to show a classic convention of a horror film.
     The first scene of the ring the viewers see is a long shot of the house. The house is in the middle of a woods and set a nighttime with only one light one in the house which shows how isolated the house and people who are in it are from anybody else, this creates the people and the house to seem very vulnerable which fits in the environment being unpleasant which is one of the conventions. It then switches into the girls of a medium/long shot of the bedroom which is quite a contrast from the outside view as it is cozy which makes the viewers feel safe and homely, but at the same time the television flashes images which flashes images onto the background making the viewers think they saw something which builds up suspension and tension.
       Whilst the characters have a conversation this is when the shot reverse shot happens, after the conversation reaches climax from the scary story there is a drone tension, this makes the audience tense but then there is an anti-climax as it seems the character is joking about the story which shows the type of relationship these characters share. It then appears that one of the characters is dying and starts to collapse and choke with an over the shoulder shot which makes her look vunerable, which makes the audience scared and worried  about what is happening but then there is an another anti-climax when the viewers realize she is not dying but faking her death as a joke.
       The tension begins to build again when the phone starts to ring, both of the characters start to feel uneasy and begin to tremble which also make the viewers feel this way as well. Both of the characters are not fully clothed which makes them feel uneasy and vulnerable. When they answer the phone it is a close up shot to show its importance, characters emotions and how is has a dramatic effect of the characters.
       The next scene is when the television turns on whilst the camera is focused the on the girls face, this is showing the viewers that something is wrong by her facial expression. The television is then shown, this creates tension when she turns it off and it switched back on, she then desperately pulls the plug of television not regarding her safety, which shows how urgent she is within the situation, then a loud wind like noise (diegetic) occurs behind her, as the camera focus's where it come form a certain figure moves off screen to show the viewers something unpleasant is happening.
       The next scene is a shot of the girl looking up to the stairs, this shows how worried she is while the camera angle is coming from top of the stairs looking down making her look vulnerable. There is then water of the floor, however in the reflection the girl can see the television flashing makes the girl wonder what it is. She then opens the door an the static noise occurs(non-diegetic) again but faster with unpleasant noises and then more scenes occur and you get a glimpse of the girl dying with the opening scene ending making the audience questioning if what they just saw was real.