The Conjuring Opening scene (horror)

The Conjuring.

The Conjuring is a 2013 American supernatural horror film directed by James Wan. Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga star as Ed and Lorraine Warren, who were American paranormal investigators and authors associated with prominent cases of haunting.

Main characters.

In the first few scenes, we are introduced to the main characters in an interview with an advisor for some sort of paranormal activities. the audience recognises these people as the main character because there are quite a few close up shots and the camera is at eye level to these characters. The main characters are average middle class white women, which is a general target in horror movies because they are sterotyped as vulnerable.

Camera angles.

The very first scene in this opening is an extreme close up to a main villain called Annabelle, which slowly pans out to reveal a side of her face. the next scene there are many cmaera angles, but mainly consisting of eye level shots, shallow focus ( to show the importance of the character in the middle talking ). The establishing shot is taken in a room, possibly in a flat, which creates quite an eerie scene. whilst the three main characters are talking, the camera zooms out to show a medium shot. during the next scene the camera does a technique called whip pan, which shows the character's expression quickly, but also introducing the audience to the character Annabelle again.

 Props/Costumes.

The clothing worn by these characters are generally worn by the public, so it shows that they are like any other people. they don't have especially rich clothing, but they have good clothing, which makes them middle class citizens. The main prop in the film is the doll Annabelle, which is shown to be possessed by a demonic figure. this entitles the audience to feeling an eerie aura of fear as they discover what the prop really is and it's importance in the film. 

Following this, we ( the audience ) are shown into a small room where the main characters had important items such as images and wallpapers, had been scratched and blood smeared all over them. Another very important item in a sheet of paper which says, '' Miss me? ''. which in itself is quite creepy. 

Clichés.

There are some clichés in the opening two minutes, which is often seen in paranormal horror films. Such things as young adults and teenagers, which are targeted by horror quite frequently and also seem to be easy prey to demons and villains. Another easy cliché to spot out is the fact that there is a ghost possessing an inanimate object such as dolls or odd items which are hard to find. 

Audience.

Generally people who view horror movies are quite young, as it appeals to them more. Most people at a young age have fears which are thrown into the movies, so they feel that they can connect more and understand the movie more and be in that situation. Young ages between 15 and late 20's. Horror movies allow people to be thrilled and be introduced to sudden jump scares because it is thrilling.