Deconstruction of The Devil Inside

 Title Scene

The title scene of The Devil Inside is an alternative to  relatively longer title scenes in other films.

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The scene starts with the production company logo, Insurge Pictures, who have produced other films such as Paranormal Activity and Friday the 13th.

Throughout the title scene, there is a consistent colour scene of black and white, as well as a plain black background. This could be to present the film with realism as if there had been much post production at this stage, the audience may not believe the film to be based on genuine footage.

Sound

During the opening scene, the audience is first introduced by the non diegetic voice over of the operator talking to the lady. The audience is able to instantly recognize what is going on as they are able to relate to this situation when calling emergency services. The lady's voice is slow and distorted which almost makes her sound as though she is, or is being possessed by a demon, thus conforming to the genre and what the target audience is expecting. On the other hand, this also provides the audience with the back story to the film. 

Throughout this scene, there is a continuous low hum-like sound which is being played behind the call scene which could also be identified as a drum. This helps to add a sinister element to the opening. Furthermore, the more the woman is questioned, the more she reveals as the call goes on, therefore this may cause the audience to be more frightened as we are wondering what else she has to unveil. 

Other Mysterious Elements

• Low Key Lighting
• Several white furniture-subverts the common dark and gloomy mise en scene of many supernatural films. On the other hand, this could have also be done to emphasize this ghostly  setting which is trying to be created.
  

Elements of realism

• Expert talking though the crime scene also adds realism which may cause the audience to be more frightened as they believe what her is saying
• Giving an exact date for the scene which also helps the film to be more believable
• Fuzzed/poor camera quality-used to make the footage seem as though it was make a long time ago whilst adding realism.