The Conjuring opening scene analysis

                     
For this task we was asked to analyse 3 different genres and write about everything you see in the film on a media term. The genre of this film is horror.
Sounds
There are many different sounds in this trailer. One of the first bits of sounds effects that you hear is the door opening, you can also see this. Throughout the trailer there is something called on and off sounds, This is when you can hear someone speaking or a sound effect but can not see where its coming from. There are many sound effects through the film, the same sound effect is repeated a lot and this is the clapping of the people when they play the 'clapping game'. Whilst this game is being played there is a song playing in the background. The song is unusual and makes the viewers want to carry on watching the film to see if the song begins to make any sense to the rest of the film. The music changes throughout because the film starts to change and become scary. The sounds that you hear always relate to what is happening in the film, and would make the viewer think about whats going on. It would scare the viewers a lot more.
Camera shots
The camera shots change a lot throughout the trailer. The first shot you see is a tracking shot before they open the door, the camera moves in a straight line to the door as they come through. Before the family start to play the clapping game you see the mum getting span around, this shot is called a medium shot. When you see the photo frames smashing down the stairs, the camera shot is called a tilt down, and you see this shot as you were looking down from a height. As you see the mum walking around looking for the claps she can hear the camera shot is called a long shot as you can see her whole body and what she is doing. Whilst the mum shouts 'who is that' this is also a tracking camera shot, as the camera follows the actor round in a circle. There is also a extreme wide shot that you can see as the mum walks through into another room after hearing another clap. There are many shots throughout the film where the camera has zoomed into a specific prop or actor, this is done to make the viewers find this more scary, and is appropriate for the filming.
Actors, Costume, Hair & Makeup
There are different actors in the film, which would depend on what they are wearing. Towards the start of the film all the actors look casual, wearing normal clothes, having normal makeup, and there hair being the same as it could be everyday. The actors have these roles because they could of had experience and cover their roles in a perfect way. Throughout the film the costume stays the same, there isn't a specific dress code in the film, however the clothes that they do wear do look old. The makeup also stays the same throughout the film but changes slightly when the mum is looking for who is clapping, you can see that the actor is scared and wants to know what is going on, the makeup has made her look pale, this makes the viewers know she is scared of what she is hearing.
Lightening 
The lightening changes a lot throughout the film. At the beginning of the film when the actors come through the door the lightening is natural daylight, as they enter the house its becomes a bit more darker and gloomy. Before the film starts to get scary the lightening is normal, its like an everyday scenery. This soon changes when the film starts to get a bit more scary. When the film gets scary the lightening changes a lot, everything starts to get dark and there is only light on specific things, such as faces, and things that stand out to scare you more.
Setting and Props.
The setting of the film is very mysterious, its set in a old house in the middle of no where. When you see the house before the film properly starts you will see how isolated the house looks, with loads of plants and trees around it. The film is set in a gloomy dark place. The prop that you see a lot through the film is the blindfold that they use to play the clapping game, the other prop that you see quite a bit through the film is the wardrobe.
Facial expressions and body language.
There are a lot of facial expressions throughout the film. At the start of the film you see excitement of the children as they enter the house, you can also tell by there body language, they way they run through the door also shows how excited they are. As the film goes on you can see how much the facial expressions change depending on what you can see on the film. When the mum is looking for the sound that is clapping, you can tell by her facial expressions that she is scared and she doesn't want to be doing what she is doing. You can also tell by her body language how scared she is as she walks slowly towards the sounds that you can hear.