Deconstruction of the opening of Insidious 2

-  The woman walks up to the house, which old and spooky an old with low-key lighting is at a high angle shot to show the size and the danger of the house. [2:00]

- The wallpaper in the house is of dark colours such as blue, which isn’t warm and sows that it isn’t very inviting. [2:07]

- A tracking shot and zoom in is used to show that the people in the house are in danger; it is like something is following them. [2:25]

- The adults talk about the son being the victim and this is common amongst possession films as they are more likely to be vulnerable. [2.52]

-  The diegetic dialogue of ‘something’s following him’ this shows the background and creates tension amongst the audience, as they know that something dangerous is about to happen. [2:55]

-  The non-diegetic music then starts to build up and becomes more eerie making the audience more uncomfortable. [3:11]

- The next shot shows polaroid photos of the son with an evil spirit in the background of each one, the ghostly woman is wearing a lacy dress and veil, she is there to shows the families naivety and vulnerability of the following possession events. [3:22]

- The diegetic dialogue of ‘I’m afraid to’ is said by the adult man, which shows that everyone is becoming more vulnerable to the dangers in the house. [3:29]

- The diegetic music starts to have a higher pitch and in the violins become a lot quicker. [3:48]

- The boy is then interviewed in the living room, with old wooden furniture in the room with the boy isolated in the middle showing his vulnerability. [4:20]

- The lights then go out and there is a ticking noise in the background to show the tension and the pace of the child’s heart rate getting quicker.

- The child is in the dark room with low lighting of candles surrounding him to shows the only source of light is his protection. [5:41]

- There is a zoom in to the boys face to show that he is starting to panic about his dreams he is talking about. [5:47]

- The woman then walks about the house to find the evil spirit and when finds he, a jump cut is used to scare the audience and create even more tension.  [8:41] This is a common use in possession horror films as it is instant and gives the film a shock factor.