1408 review

Time                                               Description
0-14                            

14secs                                             Production logo in white writing
                                                        Dimension Films Presents  long shot and establishing shot

Black screen connotes horror, scary; something bad is going to happen.

15-28 secs                                      Black screen  establishing shot

13 secs                                           white writing for credits

28-31 secs                                     establishing shot
                                                      extreme long shot of car in the distance
3 secs                                            miserable weather, dreary
                                                     the mood of the weather is pathetic fallacy
                                                     lights on building in background
                                                     white writing shows credits
                                                     deserted/ isolated
                                                     trees in background

32 secs                                         actor's name in white writing long shot
1 sec                                             with car moving forward in the background

33 secs                                          actor's name in white writing - Samuel L Jackson
7 secs                                            car moving forwards in background close up

40 secs                                          1408 movie title on screen with car beside it long shot
3 secs                                            the 1408 is done as ghostly effect with shadowing effects as well.
                                                     rain parring in background

45 secs                                         car reversing to see signpost high angle shot
5 secs                                           this shows he is confused and lost
                                                    forest in background
                                                    looks vulnerable
                                                    rain parring in background.

50 secs                                        hear in background someone saying "opening the gates of hell"
6 secs                                          actors name in white writing- John Cusack
                                                   man driving car close up on his face

56 secs                                       man cleaning windscreen.
6 secs                                         point of view shot
                                                  sign white and Green suggests something bad is going to happen
                                                  sign says "please come back"
                                                  suggests he is going to die or something bad is going to happen to him

1:02 secs                                    actors in white writing
7 secs                                         torch used to look at map in car
                                                  mid shot of man referring to map
                                        
1:09 secs                                    car reversing backwards
6 secs                                         close up of tyre as if there is something wrong with it
                                                  he is stranded/ isolated
                                                 
1:15 secs                                    car moving               
10 secs                                       credits actors in white writing
                                                  isolated, dark
                                                  low key lighting
                                                  trees and fence in background
                                                  car stops

1:25 secs                                    looks vulnerable
5 secs                                        long shot over bridge
                                                 credits in white writing actors
                                                 car stops
                                                 one way in one way out
                                                  isolated
                                                  thunder worse
                                                  trees in background
                                                  forest
                                                  middle of nowhere

1:30                                           man turns up at house
15 secs                                      bright low key lighting
                                                 credits white writing
                                                 point of view shot of house
                                                 someone is spying on him
                                                 old fashioned flickering light

1:45                                          walking into house
7 secs                                       doorbell rings
                                                very old hotel used in film
                                                old fashioned curtains
                                                green walls homely
                                                high key lighting

1:52                                         man walks in
10 secs                                    meets man at reception with old woman
                                               old welcoming couple
                                               old fashioned hotel