Genre:Insidious

(Only up to 3:40 mins)

Key Character Types
As the opening starts with a fadein effect of a little boy lying in bed suggesting he is ill the camera slowly moves to a panning shot of the whole room showing props such as a teddy bear and mutlicoloured bed sheet inppling he is a young child and just an normal little boy. The audience link the idea of him being awake stereotypically shows how children have nightmares and are afraid of the dark, this instantly makes the audience work out that he is a vitum and vulnerable suggesting he is the Protagonist is this movie. The Supernatural Horror genre normally uses a young and scared child to make the audience feel sorry for the child and create more tension in the narrative.

Another character that appears in the opening is a old witch like creature which instantly makes the audience work out that she is the antagonist of this film due to the stereotypical scary face which the audience can associate with death and evil. This type of creature appears in genre films of supernatural horrors as they are the supernatural creature. The creature looked like the stereotypical witch seen at Halloween this links to a connection with the child and how they see creatures. The antagonist first appears in the window as a dark shadow figure creating tension and mystery towards the audience as they are waiting to see the creature somewhere else. The creature then appears in person to show the audience the evil and death like creature that is perhaps affecting the family. Later on the opening shows sections of the house showing supernatural events happening in the house suggesting the antagonist is a ghost or spiritual creature affecting the house and the family.

The opening shows the audience different sections of the families house showing they are ordinary people making the audience more scared knowing the supernatural event can happen to anyone.The opening also reveals a close up picture of the whole family showing a stereotypical family being happy and enjoying life suggesting they mean no harm and putting them as Protagonist characters as they look vulnerable and harmless this may suggest they are in danger by the antagonist.

Stock Characters
The stock characters aren't clear in the opening however as the only actual person the camera showed was the boy in bed the audience can assume the character is the main character as he is the most important character shown and the rest in the picture are the stock characters, family who are perhaps being affect as well by the creature but not to the extent of the child.

Narratives And Stock Situations
From the opening the audience can gather that this antagonist creature is affecting the family shown in the picture and perhaps affecting the child most as he is the only one that has been showed in this opening inppling he has some importance perhaps the family stock characters try and protect him and end up in more danger by the antagonist. The antagonist maybe a ghost or some kind of super natural creature which may be haunting or getting revenge from the family. The genre normally uses a historical event affecting the antagonist which makes them strive for revenge against the family and normal ends with only a few survivors sometimes only one.

Genre Iconography
The filter used is a dark and gloomy filter which instantly links the audience to death and evil. A panning shot is used to show the child bedroom and the stereotypical props such as teddy bear and multicolour bedsheets inppling his age and showing he is a vulnerable child. The panning continues to the next room tracking the dark shadowy figure on the window creating tension for the audience and building up fear. The angle then changes quickly to a tilt and tracks into a dark room showing the creature as it fades to light around the creature making it more realist and ghost related. The scene then fades out to a backdrop of black with half the screen tracking different objects and sections of the house perhaps showing some kind of importance which the audience can relate to as the film continues. The supernatural events created by CGI shows the audience the creatures powers and abilities showing in a certain way how the creature is affecting the family. The non-diegetic sound  in form to be the background music creates tension and shows a thriller element and fear to what's happening next. The elderly woman is shown holding a candle to outline her face making the audience instantly drawn to the creature with the back drop in pitch black allowing her to stand out.

Themes Of The Genre
There are many themes that link to the genre of Supernatural Horror such as creating an antagonist which is supernatural ghost like with the fade effects used and the terrifying element of her appearing in certain places to scare the audience. The theme of historical importance or a past event may be the theme in this opening as a ghost holds past experience and perhaps a certain event has affected the antagonist changes and ways to behave towards the family. In most Horrors the antagonist wants revenge due to a event in the past that the family has done or what the antagonist jealous about.

Typography
The use of typography really match the genre of horror due to the red of red representing blood and danger. The credits are in red with a black background to make the colour standout to the audience, also a fadein effect is used to show a ghostly presents and to link with the idea of Supernatural. The title "Insidious" is clear and bold showing the audience the importance of the word and how is links to the narrative. There is also a flicking effect to show the link to old and historical which links to ghosts and spiritual creatures. The text also has an effect so it fades to the background and turns to green smoke this shows the audience a link to the creature and how she travels as it looks like a ghost passing through the letters.