The Ring Opening Sequence

The sequence commences with a dark lit kitchen; typical convention of the genre of horror. The colours are dull which helps create a tense atmosphere. The extract progresses by a close up of a teenager; enabling audience to see the visible distress in her facial expression. This enhances the anxiety within the audience as we can sympathise with the character. The camera steadily moves into the living room, where a TV automatically turns on to reveal a fuzzy black and white screen. The girl declares ‘if you’re being a bitch, where’s the remote?’. A shot of the remote is seen on the sofa. The girl abruptly grabs the remote and turns of the TV. As she walks into the kitchen, the TV repeatedly turns on once again. She becomes panicked and runs towards the TV and rips out the fuse; electric current is shown. She leans in towards the screen, and a sudden movement from the kitchen becomes visible from the reflection. She sprints across to the kitchen, and sees an open door fridge. She slams the door of the fridge shut. The next shot shows a high angle shot of the character at the bottom of the stairs. The purpose of this is to enhance her vulnerability in this situation. As she walks upstairs, a puddle of water is seen on the floorboard. The water is shown coming out of a room. As she turns the door knob, there is a point of view shot of a TV screen. It illustrates a blue lit secluded forest with a well, surrounded by skeletal trees. The camera zooms into the girl to reveal her screaming action. A continuous rapid fast paced shot of a disfigured mouth chewing on a finger, a box of chopped fingers, a gold ring, a ladder with its reflection, a window of a house and the fuzzy black and white screen emerges.