Thir13en Ghosts Analysis

In this post I will analyse the opening scene to Thir13en Ghosts. The scene starts with the Columbia production credit, however this has been edited and darkened and accompanied by creepy, eerie noises. This is then followed by another dark animated production credit for Dark Castle Entertainment. The scene then starts with a dark scrap yard with a car hanging overhead, the camera seems hand-held and swirls to the side. The titles appear from the front in a yellow, scary block letter font. The sound is intense and asynchronous. The angle of the camera then continues to swoop around, as if the audience are floating, much like a ghost, the audience should have established by now through use of sound, title and camera angles that the film is a supernatural horror. A piece of material suddenly appears on the left adding to the intensity and giving an idea that there is something strange going on as it moves in the wind, which seems almost unearthly. Large floodlights in the sky provide some light and give the scene an eerie glow. More shreds of material continue to move in a creepy manor as the camera fans around to more cars on this deserted, almost 'ghost town' scrap yard. This is followed by more titles and then the title, the title shines through the writing as if looking through a keyhole. The trucks then appear breaking through the gate ruining the unearthly silence of the scene. The scene then continues with an overhead shot of the trucks, as if they are being watched.