The film begins with a young school girl as presumed by her clothing. Clothing is a part of mis-en-scene and is very important in representation of characters. The teen is dressed in a white t-shirt and a grey skirt. The first acknowledgement is shown through a side on mid shot and as she begins to walk away from the kitchen side, in the background through the glass window, a light flashes on which we can assume is her television. The noise along side this shot was fuzzing, suggesting the television had no signal or something was wrong. Followed from this, the girl immediately reacted and stood still as we could here the diegetic sound of her gasping breath. As the audience, we can tell that she was in utter shock and slowly moved her drink downwards followed by the close up shot which revealed her turning her head to see what the sound was. The close up revealed her facial expression, and we could identify how she was unsure of what was going on and was extremely scared. And again we could assume that she was alone in the house which was more daunting for the audience. The slow panning movement of the camera round the corner was significant as it makes the audience feel as if something might jump out or that there is someone watching her. The fuzzy televisions screen is then revealed through the girls point of view. The camera then switches to a mid shot which shows the young girl shocked again as there was no one there that could have possibly switched on the television.
She then looks around and says "quit being a bitch where's the remote". She quietens down when she says 'remote' as she notices where they are. The camera then focuses on the sofa which looks as if someone had been sitting there and placed them in that exact spot. She then grabs them and switches it off. At this point, the sound of the television stopped and we could here the diegetic sound of the rain on the window ledge. She then walks away and as the audience we think its done now and that it wouldn't come back on however as she walks away, the fuzzy sound reappears and the television is back on. Shown through a medium shot, we see the girl slowly turn back around in shock again as she has no clue who's doing it. The camera slowly pans towards the girl as if someone is getting closer to her. She looks to the side of her and shouts "Becca quit it"; at this point we are unsure of what is going on as if someone else was in the house to begin with or the young girl just wants to assume it is a friend of hers. She runs over to the television and the camera is side on revealing the fuzzy screen and the girls face as she stares directly at it . The noise of the TV continues as we can hear the diegetic gasping sound repetitively of the girl as she is getting more and more scared. She eventually yanks out the television lead and the screen goes black and the sound stops. She then looks into the black screen and we are able to notice her reflection and in the background of the reflection, there was a shadow that ran across the kitchen. She quickly turned around and pushed up against the screen and the point of view shot revealed nothing but the glass panels and the faint view of the kitchen. She walks slowly into the kitchen and the medium shot reveals the young girls face as she notices something else. The camera switches and we are shown the fridge door slowly opening with no one there. She then runs quickly again and slams the door shut and continues to take deep breaths.
We are then shown a high angle shot from the top of the stairs which is affective as it has many connotations. There could possibly be someone standing up there which we are unsure of or alternatively it could show power and dominance of a character who is yet to be revealed. There is a non diegetic sound dragging on in the background and as the girl appears round the corner, we are able to here the diegetic sound of her deeply breathing. She then says "Becca can you hear me"; earlier on in the film she used the same name however as the audience we are unsure as to whether Becca is in the house or if she was meant to be there or even if it is who the young girl wants it to be. She then runs up the stairs and there is a use of match on action as she reaches half way the camera moves to show her feet from side on. As she reaches the top of the stairs, there is a low angle shot used from the opposite end of the corridor. We are able to hear fast-paced thuds which build up tension for the audience. The floor is covered in water and as the girl notices, she slowly walks over. The assumption is that she may have left the tap running as the water is coming out of one room in particular however this is possibly not the case as she looked in shock as if she had not been upstairs or touched the taps. As the girl continues to walk slowly, we are able to here the diegetic sounds of her footsteps in the puddled water. The camera then moves to a close up of the girl as her facial expressions reveal how she is extemely scared and is look down in expectancy to see who she hopes is her friend. The camera moves to a close up of the door handle which is dripping off water and the girls hand slowly moves towards it again building up tension for the audience as we don't know what to expect. The girl takes a deep breath then bursts open the door to find her television is on. At this stage the camera pans quickly in as we here a loud scream and as the camera reaches her face the fuzzy screen appears and it ends.
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