Group member Faye completed a step outline of horror film 'The Ring', embedded below.
Group member Kala completed a step outline on horror film 'The Gift', embedded below.
Step outline for film opening of The Gift 
Genre: Horror 
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Description of action 
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Timings 
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Mise-en-scene 
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Sound 
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Camerawork 
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Editing 
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Typography 
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Fades from black to helkon SK ident fades to black. 
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00:00:00-00:00:10 
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Hekon SK ident 
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Fades from black then fades into black. 
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Fades from black to Lakeshore Entertainment ident, fades to black. 
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000:00:10-00:00:17 
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Lakeshore Entertainment ident 
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Fades from black then fades into black. 
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Fades from black to Paramount Classics ident, fades to black. 
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00:00:17-00:00:27 
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Paramount classics ident 
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Fades from black then fades into black. 
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Fades from black, white text fades onto screen at bottom and central. 
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00:00:27-00:00:36 
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White text at the bottom and centralised on a black screen 
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Small insect noises, high pitched. 
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Fades from black then fades into black. 
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White text on a black screen, seems isolated and quiet eerie representing an eerie atmosphere. 
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Fades from black, white text fades onto screen at bottom and central. 
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00:00:36-00:00:40 
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White text at the bottom and centralised on a black screen 
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Small insect noises, high pitched. 
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Fades from black then fades into black. 
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Fades from black to a dark foggy forest, lots of bare trees, surrounding a lake. 
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00:00:40-00:00:48 
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Dark, foggy forest surrounding a lake. 
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High pitch insect noises getting louder and higher in pitch, owl hooting. 
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Fades from black, fades into next shot in black and white. 
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Fades from previous shot to a tall dark tree, in a forest all foggy. 
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00:00:48-00:00:50 
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A tall dark tree with several dark tree’s behind all foggy 
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High pitch insect sounds. 
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Tilts down a tall dark tree 
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Fades form previous shot, Quick cut to the next shot in black and white 
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A girl falling in darkness, hitting floor. 
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00:00:50-00:00:51 
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Girl falling to a muddy floor, half naked in her knickers and open blouse, with chains around her neck. 
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Thunder, big bangs 
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Quick cut in black and white, quick cut to the next shot 
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Back to the big dark tree in the foggy, dark forest with the lake. 
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00:00:51-00:00:53 
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Across a lake looking into the dark foggy forest. 
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Thunder 
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Quick cut from previous shot, fades into next shot 
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Across a lake looking over to the floor of the dark foggy forest. 
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00:00:53-00:00:57 
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Misty lake looking into the floor layer and the bases of big dark tree’s all foggy. 
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Silent 
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Fades in to shot, fades out to the next shot 
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Base of an old dark tree, reflecting onto the surface of the lake. 
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00:00:57-00:01:00 
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Dark forest lots of tree’s reflecting the forest onto the lake. 
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Silent 
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Fades in to shot, fades out to next shot 
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Sun setting through the tree’s in the forest. 
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00:01:00-00:01:06 
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Red sun setting through the tree’s the zooming gives the impression of walking through the forest 
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Faint eerie music in the back ground 
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Zooming in 
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Fades in 
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Sun setting through the tree’s in the forest. 
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00:01:06-00:01:08 
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Red sun setting through the tree’s the zooming gives the impression of walking through the forest 
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Faint eerie music in the back ground 
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Zooming in 
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Yellow text fades in across the middle of the screen 
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Sun setting through the tree’s in the forest. 
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00:01:08-:00:01:12 
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Red sun setting through the tree’s the zooming gives the impression of walking through the forest 
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Faint eerie music in the back ground 
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Panning around 
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Fades out to next shot. 
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Looking down into the reflection of water at the tree’s and sky. 
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00:01:12-00:01:18 
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Looking into the lake, seeing the reflection of the tree’s and the sky. 
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Eerie music 
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Panning around 
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Fades in 
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Looking down into the reflection of water at the tree’s and sky. 
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00:01:18-00:01:24 
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Looking into the lake, seeing the reflection of the tree’s and the sky. 
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Eerie music 
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Panning around 
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Text in top centre of the screen fades in saying the title of the movie 
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Water rippling with       reflection of the tree’s                            
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00:01:24-00:01:27 
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Rippling water with reflection of tree’s and sky 
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Eerie music 
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Panning around 
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Fades out to next shot 
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Lady’s hand grabbing a gold watch off the counter, next to a deck of cards, puts watch back down on the counter and goes to pick up the deck of cards. 
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00:01:27-00:01:33 
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Lady’s hand grabbing a gold watch off a counter, a deck of cards are on the counter next to the watch 
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Music becomes much less eerie, more orchestra 
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Fades in, cuts to next shot 
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Car drives past on the road behind the bridge. 
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00:01:33-00:01:35 
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Bright day, small river, green grass, old style bridge with arch ways 
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Music becomes much less eerie, more orchestra 
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Quick cut to shot 
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Car drives past on the road behind the bridge. 
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00:01:35-00:01:36 
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Bright day, small river, green grass, old style bridge with arch ways 
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Music becomes much less eerie, more orchestra 
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Yellow text in the top right fades in, fades out 
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Two people walking across small bridge over a river. 
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00:01:36-00:01:42 
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Bright day, small river, green grass, old style bridge with arch ways 
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Music becomes much less eerie, more orchestra 
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Yellow text in the middle left of the screen fades in, fades out 
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Another person follows closely behind the other two. 
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00:01:42-00:01:45 
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Bright day, small river, green grass, old style bridge with arch ways 
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Music becomes much less eerie, more orchestra 
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Quick cut into next shot 
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Yellow text in the bottom right of the screen fades in, fades out 
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Three young boys playing on a river bank, throwing pebbles into the river and walking past. 
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00:01:45-00:01:48 
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On a river bank with old building in the background, dead twigs on the floor, two young boys. 
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Music becomes much less eerie, more orchestra 
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Quick cut into shot 
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Yellow text in the middle left of the screen fades in, fades out 
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Three young boys playing on a river bank, throwing pebbles into the river and walking past. 
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00:01:48-00:01:52 
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On a river bank with old building in the background, dead twigs on the floor, two young boys. 
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Music becomes much less eerie, more orchestra 
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Yellow text in the centre at the bottom fades in, fades out 
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Two other boys follow closely behind. 
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00:01:52-00:01:55 
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On a river bank with old building in the background, dead twigs on the floor, two young boys. 
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Music becomes much less eerie, more orchestra 
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Quick cut to next shot 
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Yellow text in bottom right fades in, fades out 
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Back to lady’s hand the cards on the counter, turning over cards with different symbols on them. 
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00:01:55-00:02:00 
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Dark counter with cards laid out. 
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Music becomes much less eerie, more orchestra 
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