Step outline for film opening of: The Others

Genre: Horror
Description of action Timings
Mise-en-scene
Fades from black to
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the ident for the
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presents ident
company
Dimensions. Back
to black
Fades from black to
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Black screen
the first image of a
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until changing
drawing
to picture
Continued picture as
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the image
Picture dominating
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background and
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revealing parts of
the image

A
Cruise/Wagner
Productions
Nicole Kidman
in

Fades to black as
the final part of the
image is shown then
changes to the next
image
Main focus of image
is shown as the film
title stays across the
screen
Straight cut as the

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The Others

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The others
holds the
screen until it
fades
Names of

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Sound
Silence

Camera Work

Voice of a
woman
speaking
Music building
tension
Music
continues to
build up as
woman
continues to
speak
Music
intensifies as
the camera
shot changes
Music builds

The music

Editing
Fade from
black back to
black

Typography
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Image
becomes
clearer and
more evident
Straight Cut

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Straight cut

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Camera pans
across into the
next image

Fades into
black then
fades out of
black

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Camera pans
across image
showing key
focus
Camera again

Fades in and
out of the
image

Camera pans
out to show
image
Camera pans
in and out
across image

Fades to black

names of the actors

come across the
screen and the
picture is shown
Fades to black then
from black fades
back into another
image

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actors such as
Christopher
Eccleston

begins to take
root and
slowly settle

panning
across image

at the edges
of the photo

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The next
image is
shown after
fading in

Camera pans
into the next
image

Fades from
black to the
next image

Straight cut to
medium shot of
woman in chair and
the shot fades from
black in the edges
to reveal image of
older woman and
little boy
Fades into black
then back from
black into the next
image again
Fades to black at the
edges but shows the
main focus image of
the key going in the
lock
Fades to black then
back from black into
the next shot

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Names of
characters
continue to
come across
the screen

Music
continues
building and
becoming
more settled
Music
becomes
calmer and
not as intense

The shot
changes from
low to medium
showing more
of the image

Fades from
black in the
edges to
reveal image

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The next
image comes
into focus

Music changes
and sets in

Camera pans
in at a
diagonal shot

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The image is
made clearer
at the focus
point

Music
becomes more
relaxed

Camera
focuses at key
part

Fades into
black then
back from
black
Fades to black
at the edge of
the photo

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Characters
names across
screen

Music
becomes more
jolly

Straight cut as the

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Picture comes

Music sets a

Camera
begins to pan
at the next
image
Camera pans

Fades from
black into the
next shot
Fades to black

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picture gets
revealed in detail
fading to black at
the sides
Straight cut shows a
shot reverse shot
image to show the
theme of the film

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into focus

mellow tone

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Image is
clearly seen
cross the
screen

Music begins
to intensify

Fades to black and

back from black into
the next image

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Straight cut to show

next image of a
scared boy then
fades into black
Fades into black
then back from
black into the next
shot

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Image begins
to fill sceen as
it comes into
focus
Image is
shown

Fades back into

black and back from
black into a straight
cut shot of the next
image

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Image begins
to get
revealed and
character
names
continue
across the
screen
The next shot
is in clear
focus of a
house which is
where the film
starts to begin

upwards to
show the
image

at the bottom
and sides

Camera pans
at a diagonal
angle to
reveal the
image
Music
Camera pans
continues to
downwards to
build
reveal next
shot
Music matches Camera pans
camera
down to show
movements
image of boy

Fades to black
at the end of
the image
occurence

Music
continues
building and
settling

Camera pans
down to show
the full image

Fades to black
at the edges
keeping its
main focus in
view

Music begins
to tone down
and become
quieter

Camera
straight cut to
next shot as
the whole
picture is
shown

Fades from
black straight
into next shot
of the house.

Fades into
black from the
edges
Fades back
into black

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changes from a
sepia tone to colour
of the house and
surrounding area to
show where the film
begins

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Jersey, the
Music quickly
Channel
becomes quiet
Islands 1945.
and concludes
Comes across
the screen and
the setting of
the main shot
is an
abandoned
house

Straight cut
from one shot
to the next

Smooth
transition from
sepia image to
coloured
image of the
main house
focus

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