The Grudge 2 opening

When the film first begins, we see a black background with white text which builds up the suspension and it gives the audience a slight idea on what the film is about. The word 'Curse' changes to red and so we then know that in this film, there will be a curse and it gives us an insight on what the film is about. 'Fury' also changes red and we know that these words are meant to stand out because they are important.
We see an aeriel shot of a city to set the scene and location. The camera then cuts to a low angle shot where we are looking up at a flat or apartment to show where about in the city, the action will start. We see a close up shot of someone cooking food in a frying pan of hot oil. This shows us that it will have some importance with the film. The kitchen where the two characters are sitting has low lighting which sets a the mood and atmosphere in the room. We get the feeling that the two characters have had an argument and that there is friction in the room between them. When the woman is giving the man his breakfast, she hovers over him with the frying pan with a angry expression on her face. The audience then can identify what is going to happen.
The film then goes on to 3 school girls walking out of high school in their uniform like a normal day. An aerial shot then zooms out so we can see them and their surroundings. When the girls get to the house, the camera tilts upwards to show the house and its appearance which gives us an uneasy feeling of the house.
The camera then zooms in to show a mid shot of the 3 girls so we can see their expressions to show how they are feeling.
The camera show the view from inside the house looking outside through a hole. It shows one of the girls who we know is a main character. This gives us the impression that someone is inside the house watching them and that when they enter they will not be alone. This gives the audience an uneasy feeling and creates tension. The camera then shows a high angle shot looking down at the inside of the door so we get the idea that someone is watching them from the stairs. The house is in very low lighting and dark because it shows the audience that the house is deserted and run down. The camera then shows a close up of the door handle and the girl walking in. The camera frequently shows a high angle shot looking down from the same place onto the main characters.

When the text is shown at the very beginning, there is ambient sound playing in the background. It is a soft and high pitched music track  in which it gives the audience an uneasy feeling. When we look up at the apartment from a low angle shot, there is asynchronous sound because we can hear the birds squawking but it is not visible on the screen. This creates tension because the background noise is silent and we can only hear birds that we cannot see. Synchronous sound is used when the woman is cooking for her husband and we can hear the sound of the hot oil in the pan but the sound has been synchronised and projected so we can hear it and it gives us an idea of how hot the oil is so we can then identify that the oil is going to play an important part in the scene. When the woman hits her husband with the frying pan and he falls to the floor, the shot switches to show her then him and whilst this is happening, we hear a ambient sound in the background of music gradually getting louder. The music is soft and eerie and it gradually gets more high pitched. There is important dialogue which gives the audience an idea of what the film is about. One of the girls in the school uniform whispers "They say this is one of the most haunted houses". We can now identify that the haunted house is going to be the main setting where the action takes place.
There is not a lot of editing in this clip. When the woman has hit her husband round the head with the frying pan, he is lying on the floor with blood pouring out of his head. The shot then fades out into a soft white to the opening titles which leaves the audience in suspense of what is going to happen next. 

When the woman brings her husbands breakfast over to him at the table, she looks vulnerable and unhappy, however the husband is looking up at the woman but still he looks more dominant and arrogant. Their facial expressions show the atmosphere and the relationship between them.
When the three girls are walking out of school, the blonde girl is slightly in front of the others which gives the audience the impression that the blonde girl is the leader of the group.
The kitchen where the two characters are sitting has low lighting which sets a the mood and atmosphere in the room. We get the feeling that the two characters have had an argument and that there is friction in the room between them. When the woman is giving the man his breakfast, she hovers over him with the frying pan with a angry expression on her face. The audience then can identify what is going to happen.