Camera Movement: Throughout the whole opening sequence the camera does a lot of panning and tracking, it follows Katie around the house. This suggests that she is the main character within the scene and it shows the audience her importance, with the camera following her, it also shows that she is alone in the house, which suggests vulnerability. There is also a low level shot that shows Katie running up the stairs and then the camera cuts to a close up of her feet. There is another low angle shot of her walking along the passage, whilst the camera is focusing on the water spilled along the wooden floor. This builds up suspense as she opens the bedroom door and comes face to face with the television, which then leads to her face becoming all demented , followed by her brutal death.

Camera Angles: There are a lot of close ups and extreme close ups used on Katie's face, as she realises something strange is happening within the house, this shows the audience her reactions and facial expressions which suggest that she is extremely scared. Zooming is also used to help the audience focus on what Katie is looking at, e.g. the television and the fridge. This also builds up tension and mystery to the scene. Low angle shots are used to look up at Katie, which creates suspense by only focusing on Katie's feet, e.g. when she is running up the stairs. There are high angled shots used to look down on Katie as she walks up the stairs, this suggests that the camera is the protagonist, as she looks directly up to the camera, with the extreme fear in her eyes. This also adds tension to the scene as the high angled camera suggests the protagonist is looking down on the victim and watching every move she makes, which also represents vulnerability.

Titles: There were no titles/credits used within the opening of the film, which suggests the director wanted to the audience to interested in the film straight away, instead of waiting for all the credits to end.

Sound: Within the opening scene there is mostly non Diegetic sounds used such as, the rain in the background, the rain continues throughout the entire opening, which creates the effect of horror/dark/wet night. The television turns on automatically, but crackles in the background, this continues in the background behind the dialogue. Katie shouts 'Becca quit being a bitch, wheres the remote' this shows the tension within her voice, which suggests that she is completely freaked out. There is also a gush of wind that flows through the house, as Katie turns the television off, this adds suspense to the scene, and also suggests that there is something supernatural within the house. This reflects on the typical thriller movie, as there is an empty house, weird noises happening, and strange actions being made. Footsteps are heard whilst Katie is running up the stairs, with the heaviness of her feet on the floor, suggests that she is a hurry to check on Becca. With the running water coming from Becca's bedroom it suggest that something is going to happen, which makes the audience jump, this also raises some questions, such as, Why is there water coming from the room? and Is Becca ok?. Finally a high pitched squeal fills the room and then turns back to the television crackling in the background, which suggests that this is going to happen all over again.

Mise En Scene: All of the lighting within the house is very dark and sinister as it is set in a massive house, late at night. There is a lot of red and black used which connotates danger, blood and evil, as the house it fairly big and situated in a large suburban area it gives the genre of the film away immediately. Throughout the entire house, all of the objects are normal and expensive, which suggests that it is a wealthy family living there and it is a mystery that something would go wrong.

Editing: The editing in this opening is fairly slow and doesn't seem to pick up until the end, where there is a jump cut of Katie running up the stairs and then jumps to her feet. There is mainly straight cuts used within the opening, which suggests the movie is fairly easy to understand and not to complex to follow.