1. The Happening Trailer
Shotno. Shottype Shotlength Scene no. Content/Purpose
1 Wide shot 4 seconds 1 Showsthe settingof the scene,whichisa classroom
2 Wide shot 3 seconds 1 Showsthat the mainantagonistisa teacher
3 Long shot 6 seconds 2 Showsa policeman, suggestingthateverydaypeople are involved
4 Low angle 3 seconds 2 Showsa policemanwhoisdeadtoshock the audience andshowsomethinghasgone wrong
5 Title 3 seconds Showsthe release date forthe film‘OnFridayJune 13th
’
6 Two shot 6 seconds 3 Showsthe antagonistwalkingwithanothercharacterwithinthe film,whichsetsthe scene
whilstshowingthe audience thatsomethinghasgone on
7 Crane shot 1 second 4 Showsseveral charactersina scene all together
8 Close up 3 seconds 4 Setsthe plotas it showsa character inthe filmspeakingtothe groupabout what’sgoingon
9 Establishing
shot
2 seconds 5 Showsa city setting,suggestingthatmanynormal everydaypeoplewillbe involved
10 Close up 2 seconds 6 Showsthe main antagonistandtheirexpression,whichisworry,conventional forahorror film
11 Establishing
shot
1 second 7 Showsthe citysettingonce again,but fromanotherperspective
12 Highangle 2 seconds 8 Showsa crowd lookingupatsomething(newson the television)
13 Wide shot 0.5 seconds 8 Showsverybrieflythe screenthatthe crowdwere justseenlookingat
14 Establishing
shot
1 second 9 A wayof settingthe scene asitshowsthe train that the characters are on
15 Close up 1 second 10 Showscharacter onthe phone tosomeone, whichshowsdistresstoall of the others

2. The Happening Trailer
Shotno. Shottype Shotlength Scene no. Content
16 Mid shot 0.5 seconds11 10 Showsthe mainantagonistinthe train setting
17 Aerial shot 0.25 seconds 11 Showsthe differentscenes
18 Wide shot 1 second 12 Showsthe audience adistressedfamily,suggestingthe consequencesof the event,
conventional forthe horrorgenre
19 Establishing
shot
0.5 seconds 13 Showsa city setting
20 Establishing
shot
0.25 seconds 14 Showsa village setting
21 Close up 0.5 seconds 15 Showsan animal whichisindistress
22 Mid shot 0.5 seconds 16 Showsseveral people whilsttheyare preparingforahorrificevent
23 Long shot 1 second 17 Showsa crowd of people lookingtowards something
24 Close up 2 seconds 17 Showsthe mainantagonist,whohasa fearful expressionwhichisconventional forahorror film
25 Title 2 seconds ‘The Event’createssuspense andtensionforthe audience andshoesthatthere will be a
significanteventinthe film,thisisconventional forahorror film
26 Handheld
camera
2 seconds 18 Showsthe viewthatisseenbya memberwithinthe crowd,drawingattentiontothe centre of
the film
27 Title 2 seconds ‘We couldnot foresee’carrieson fromthe previoustitlethatwasshown,toonce again build
tension
28 Mid shot 2 seconds 18 Showsa character whois onthe phone tosomeone andcrying,thissignifiesthatshe isin
distressandpossible danger
29 Aerial shot 1 second 19 Showsthe viewfromabove the citywhichshowsiton a largerscale

3. The Happening Trailer
30 Title 1 second ‘Ona scale’continuesonfromthe previoustitleshown
31 Close up 1 second 20 Showsthe audience the mainantagonist’sexpression
32 Close up 2 seconds 20 Showscharacter answeringsomeone else’squestion,andthe expressiononhisface
33 Title 2 seconds ‘We cannot imagine’once againcarriesonfromthe previoustitlewhilstalsocreatingascary
effectwithdramaticsaswell asit tellsthe audiencethatthiseventisone thatcouldof never
beenimaginedbefore
34 Close up 2 seconds 20 Showsthe character’sexpressionwhenhe hearsthe replytohisquestion
35 Close up 2 seconds 20 Showsthe audience the fearinthe character’seyeswhichcreatesascarier effectandtellsthem
that something’swrong
36 Close up 0.5 seconds 21 Showsthe character’sfearful emotion,somethingwhichisconventional forthe horrorgenre
37 Establishing
shot
1 second 22 Showsthe road whichallowsanimpressiontobe made thata largerarea is affected
38 Two shot 0.5 seconds 23 Showsviewbehindtwocharacterswhilstfocusingonthe newsbroadcast
39 Two shot 0.5 seconds 23 Showsthe characters whoare watchingthe newsingas masks,whichcreatesashock factor for
the audience,conventionalforahorror film
40 Establishing
shot
0.5 seconds 24 Showsa city setting
41 Wide shot 0.25 seconds 25 Showsthe characters runningandtryingto move throughthe door,due to thembeingscared
42 Long shot 0.25 seconds 25 Showspeople inchaostryingtoget away
43 Mid shot 0.25 seconds 25 Showsthe audience thatthe mainantagonistcouldn’tmanage togetaway
44 Aerial shot 0.25 seconds 26 Showsan aerial viewof acity
45 Mid shot 1.5 seconds 18 Showsa character talkingonthe phone and the distressthatshe isin,whichisconventional for

4. The Happening Trailer
a horror film
46 Long shot 0.25 seconds 27 Showschildrentryingtorunaway fromsomething,suggestingtothe audience thattheyare in
danger,veryconventionalforahorror film
47 Crane shot 0.25 seconds 27 Showschildrentryingtorunaway fromsomething,suggestingtothe audience thattheyare in
danger,veryconventionalforahorror film
48 Low angle 0.25 seconds 27 Showsthe mainchildwhoistryingto run away fromall of the distress
49 Low angle 0.25 seconds 28 Showsthe audience abody of someone inthe filmwhoisdying,thisisconventionalforahorror
filmandcreatesa scary effect
50 Zoomto
close up
2 seconds 29 Showsthe characters listeningtoa radio
51 Mid shot 1 second 29 Againshowsthe characterslisteningtothe radio
52 Extreme
close up
1 second 29 Showsa close upon the radio that isbeinglistenedto
53 Mid shot 2 seconds 29 Showsthe characters indistresswhilstlisteningtothe radio
54 Extreme
close up
1 second 29 Showsanotherclose upon the radio
55 Mid shot 2 seconds 29 Showsthe characters indistresswhilstlisteningtothe radio again
56 Close up 4 seconds 29 Showsthe characters emotionandfear,conventional forahorror film
57 Title 3 seconds ‘A filmbyM. NightShayamalan’tellsthe audience the directorof the film
58 Establishing
shot
1 second 30 Showsthe citysetting
59 Highangle 1 second 31 Showsthe audience the vulnerabilityandfearamongstthe characters
60 Low
angle/PoV
shot
2 seconds 31 Showsthe characters fallingfromthe roof,whichshowsthe audience thatpeople are dyingand
therefore createsascare factor whichisveryconventional

5. The Happening Trailer
61 Title 2 seconds ‘Writerand directorof The SixthSense’tellsthe audiencethatthere have beenprevious
successful films made bythe same people
62 Close up 0.5 seconds 32 Showsbutterflieswhichplayasignificantpartinthe storyline of the film
63 Highangle 1 second 33 Showsthe character whois beinglookeddownonbythe audience,thisshowsthathe is
vulnerable andhasalot of fear
64 Long shot 0.5 seconds 34 Showsthe audience the charactersturningroundverysuddenlytosee something,thisbuildsup
tensionanda shockfactor
65 Title 1 second ‘Andsigns’carriesonfrom the previoustitle showntothe audience whichshowsanotherfilm
that has beenmade bythe same people
66 Zoomto
OtS shot
1.5 seconds 35 Showswhatis goingonoutside of the windowandthe stature of the character
67 Close up 1 second 36 Showsthe man antagonistmovingawayfromsomethingwhichsignifiestothe audience danger
68 Wide shot 0.5 seconds 37 Showsthe windwhichismanagingtocause havocand dangerto the house,thisisconventional
for a horror film
69 Close up 1 second 38 Showsa focuson the door, thismakes the atmosphere seemmysteriousandcreatescuriosity
for the audience astheywouldwanttoknowwhat isbehindthe door
70 Close up 1 second 39 Showsthe mainantagonisttalking,showinganunderstanding
71 Highangle 0.25 seconds 40 Showsthe cause of the event
72 Long shot 0.25 seconds 40 Showsthe cause of the eventagain
73 Low
angle/mid
shot
0.25 seconds 40 Showsthe audience the charactersrunningawayfromsomething,thishintstowardsdangerin
the filmhence whytheyneedtoescape,a conventional elementof a horrorfilm
74 Close up 0.25 seconds 40 Once again showsone of the maincharacters emotionwhilstshe is runningawayfrom
something,thishintstowardsdangerinthe filmhencewhyshe needtoescape,aconventional
elementof ahorror film
75 Close up 1 second 41 Showsthe younggirl whois indistresswhichsignifiesdanger,thishelpsthe audience feel
scaredand worriedforher

6. The Happening Trailer
76 Title 1 second ‘The unthinkable’showsthe audience thatsomethingtrulyhorrible andmaybe even
supernatural ishappening,sobadthat no one couldof thoughtof itbefore,another
conventional feature of ahorror film
77 Close up 1 second 42 Showsthe mainantagonistwhilsthe iscoveringuphisears,thistellsthe audiencethathe isina
positionof dangeranddistress,conventionalemotionsinahorrorfilm
78 Title 1 second ‘Is’continuingfromthe earliertitlethatwasshown,italsobuildsuptensionandsuspense asit
suggeststothe audience thatsomethingelseiscomingup
79 Close up 1 second 43 Showsa televisionfailingtowork
80 Title 6 seconds ‘Happening’iswhatfinishesoff the sentence fromthe previoustitle thatthe audience saw,all
hintingtowardsthe dangerand importance withinthe film,‘Happening’isalsothe name of the
film
81 Title 3 seconds Showsthe audience the releasedate of the filmandalsothe website thattheycanvisit,
somethingwhichisconventionalfortrailers
82 Title 1 second Showsthe audience whoisinvolvedwiththe film
83 Title 1 second Showsthe audience whoisinvolvedwiththe film
84 Title 1 second Showsthe audience whoisinvolvedwiththe film