Insidious Trailer Analysis

Period of disequilibrium Period of equilibrium

Moment of disequilibrium

Preview card / age warning at 0” Production log 5”

Non-diegetic sound. Jump cut between black screen and text. Both at 10”

Tone card at 10”

Narrative starts at 15”

Transition: Fading at 16”

Black out at 19”

Tone card at 20”

Cuts back to protagonist, moving closer to his face. Build up to something bad happening.

Establishing shot of the house at 25”

None diegetic sound (ticking clock) creates tension and a build up for something bad about to happen.

Diegetic sound of family laughing. Kid falls off ladder

at 30” Tone card at 32’

Non diegetic sound (ticking clock) whilst kid is in coma, ticking could represent time in coma.

Tone card at 38”

Non-diegetic sound of screeching

Tone card at 48”

Build up noise / diegetic sounds of creaking door.

Tone card at 52”

Baby monitor at 53” creates a creepy atmosphere

Baby screaming creating worry and shock to viewer

Tone cards at 1’00”

Voice over of actions, giving guidance to what is happening

Guy with camera showing all different angles of the camera at 1’08” for 6 seconds

Tone Card at 1’17”- Insidious text

Quick action shots for 4 seconds including over the shoulder.

Tone card at 1’21”

Shot reverse shot between action and tone cards very quickly for 4 seconds.

Blank screen at 1’25”

Point of view down the hallway with voice over.

Another shot reverse shot between action and tone cards for 7 seconds but sped up to make it dramatic.

At 1’45” fast image Comes up to scare Audience.