Task 2.1 - The Ring Analysis

In the opening scene of the ring,it shows a girl getting a drink from a jug, as she walks away, she notices the T.V turn on in the other room. The next camera shot is a close up shot of the girls face. The director has chosen to do this because it makes her look very frightened, therefore from the start we know that the film is going to be scary.

The next shot is a point of view shot of the girl looking around the corner of the door to see who turned the T.V on. The director has chosen to use a point of view shot here to try and put the audience in the girls shoes, and make them feel scared. By the T.V not working, it symbolises the fact that things are not going well for this girl, foreboding danger for the future in the film. As soon as the reflection in the T.V shows, a soft wisp of air is used as a sound effect. The director has done this to make the audience feel like someone is actually there.



This is shot is a long shot, it's using the term of iconography, as it feel like someone is watching her. The director has chosen The location of this scene to be inside the girls house, to show that its more scary as she is supposed to feel safe being in her own house.



When the girl opens the door, the camera zooms straight towards the T.V and then straight towards the girls face, showing shock, like she has just been possessed. The sound effect that the director has chosen to use is people screaming at a very high pitched noise. He has done this because it's a convention of horror and it makes the audience feel more scared.