Drag Me Too Hell (2009)

The scene starts with a high angle establishing shot to introduce the audience to the setting. While this is taking place we can hear a childlike repeated high pitch noise, which is very spooky, emphasising to the audience that this is a horror film. The camera begins to pan downwards which is very calm until the van pulls up to the door at speed suggesting to the audience they are desperate and in a rush to get where they want to go. There is a mid shot of the back of the van showing a mother caring for a child who is covered in a blanket, this would imply that he is abnormal or strange so cannot be seen by the audience. The parents are wearing very old rag like clothes suggesting that they are not wealthy, also as they are speaking a foreign language its becomes more alien to the audience making them become confused. When they lady comes out there is a high angle over the shoulder shot which illustrates her being more superior, and highly educated to offer guidance to the family in need. This over the shoulder shot is continually used to follow the conversation between the two participants, it allows the audience to follow what is being said and anticipate that something is going to happen. When the necklace is removed from the boys pocket a fly comes out with it and continues to fly around the family, this gives us an indication that whatever this thing that is possessing the boy is hard to get rid off similarly to a fly. The change in facial expression also illustrates that a bad thing is going to happen. This is followed by a close up on the little boy who is sweating and looks petrified of what is going to happen to him. While still focusing on the boy the backing music gets much more dramatic, it continues to get louder and the fear grows on the boys face. The camera pans around the room to show the distress on his families face, and how the lady is using traditional spiritual methods to try and save the young boy. All of a sudden the doors are forced open shocking the audience the family are forced apart, this large distant makes the boy appear alone. He tries to run, with the camera following him, he is then thrown over the edge. There is a high angle long shot looking down on the motionless boy and then a mid shot of his parents faces to show the upset on their faces. Then as an audience we assume all the drama is over but the floor begins to fall in, the majority of the noise we hear in this is screaming. As the boy has been dragged into the floor we pan up to the women's face where we can see the shadow of the boys arm, this suggests she is a key character in the film and may have seen something similar to this previously.