Planning: Cinematography, Sound & Editing

Cinematography is important because it helps to highlight important features of the film we want the audience to focus on and helps the audience to understand and build and interpretation of the narrative and the characters.

Some examples I plan to use are as follows:

1) A close-up and an extreme close-up will be used to near the end of the montage in the first scene when the news reporter announces that the little girl has died; we see a camera zoom and a close up of the little girls face so show the change in her facial expression as she starts to look sad. The camera then zooms in more into an extreme close-up. We are going to use this to show the change in atmosphere as originally the film is made to look like it has a positive narrative but as the news reporter reports bad news the change in the little girls facial expression should indicate a negative narrative. We are hoping the audience will respond by becoming anxious about where the narrative will go and feel sorry for the little girl who they now know has died.

2) A high angle will be used during the montage in the first scene when the little girl is playing in the park. As she is playing she looks up at the camera and smiles and waves several times. We are going to use this to make the little girl come across small and vulnerable to the audience. This will hopefully make them believe she is sweet and innocent and incapable of becoming the antagonist.

3)We will use another close up on the older girls face when she is walking through the park and starts suspecting someone is following her. This will be used to make it clear that the narrative is now definitely becoming negative and we are hoping the audience will start to becoming even more anxious and start to worry for the older girl.

4)One very important close up will be used when the older girl finds the little girls doll in her pathway as she is walking through the park. This will be used to show that there is a twist to the narrative and we're hoping the audience will start to question just how innocent the little girl is.

5) We will use a point of view shot of the doll when she finds the doll. This is so the audience is anxious about what it is she is looking at as well as it being a close up.

6) We will use a point of view shot from someone behind a tree watching the older girl walk home. This is to put forward the idea of her being haunted and she is being watched by something the audience cannot see.

7)Lastly, we will film the older girl possessed in the bath from a high angle, this is to make her seem inferior and show that although she is evil and possessed she is the victim in the narrative.


Sound is important because it can help determine the atmosphere and help create the emotions and feelings we would like to audience to feel. It can also help with how the audience interpret the characters and build tension.

Some examples I plan to use are as follows:

1)We plan to use non - diegetic sound in the opening scene as a news reporter is reporting through a voice over the home video montage. This will be used to fit the information we  need the audience we know in and also we are hoping it will have an effect in making it a strong opening. This should set the scene with the audience feelings slightly confused and definitely anxious with several questions about what might be about to occur.

2)At the end  of the home video montage scene we are planning to edit non - diegetic siren sounds followed by a car crash sound. We are using this as we think it will make the first scene very strong and should leave the audience anxious and with a lot of questions. We are hoping these sounds along with the cinematography will help the audience to understand the narrative so far and that it was in fact that was driving the car that killed the little girl.

3) In the park scene we are planning on using diegetic heavy breathing along with point of view shots from behind the bushes to allow the audience to identify that she is being watched. This should build up tension and suspense amongst the audience.

Editing is important because it is the final piece to making the production. The right editing can cause a huge effect on the audience as it pulls the whole production together.

Some examples of editing I plan to use are as follows:

1) A home movie effect on the home movie montage to make it clear to the audience that they are in fact home movies of the characters. This will help the audience have an understanding of what is going on in the film.

2) Straight cuts will be used in the middle section to prevent confusion amongst the audience and to make sure they have a clear understanding of the narrative so far. Also, it will be slow editing to create tension amongst the audience.

3)In the bathroom seen the contrast will be edited to make the lighting look more high key. This is to create excitement and fear in the audience. This allows us to stay conventional as we show the ghost child but at the same time have a twist and do something the audience wouldn't expect and make the scene look high key instead of low key and dim.

4)In the last scene we will use a number of jump cuts and fast paced editing. This is to create as much excitement and fear in the audience as possible.