Film and Trailer Narrative

Film Narrative

In November 1996, Mary Wilson murdered her family in her home. She killed her husband, son and eldest daughter, but the only family member who was unharmed was her youngest, Ella Wilson. Mary was arrested and sentenced into a psychiatric unit, because doctors assumed she was schizophrenic. Ella was taken into the care of close family members, and fifteen years later is where the new story begins. Ella got happily married and is now Ella Garcia. Ella married William Garcia, and they have a daughter called Logan. Ella has been visiting her mother for a year, who has made a significant recovery, which means that Mary can be released into her daughter's care. Mary's physical and mental state, are still tainted from her past, she may be recovered, but she is still not completely with us mentally. Mary soon settles into her new family home, and the first person who notices that she is still not right is William. William then consults Ella about the strange things he has seen, and they both begin to realise that maybe Mary was never mentally ill. During dinner Logan is sitting with Mary at the table, when she stares at her, Mary’s eyes go completely white, and later on Layla is being tucked into bed, and demands that her Mum doesn't leave because she is scared of her eyes. William and Ella begin to research other illnesses that could be wrong with Mary, and begin to realise that it is not an illness, but she is possessed. Ella tries not to let this bother her, and she does not want to mention it to Logan or her mother. As a result of this, Ella tells her son to go spend time with his Grandma, and this is what triggers Ella to get help. During this time, Mary is playing with a jack in the box, singing pop goes the weasel, and when Ella walks in the room, the jack in the box pops out, and she screams "Your next". During the movie, Mary gets worse and the demon within her begins to focus on the family members through physical actions. The conclusion of the movie comes when the grandmother attacks the family and gets pushed out of the second storey window. As the family rush out of the house to see the body, they frantically call the police only to see that the body has disappeared. The film ends with a cut to Logan's face and his eyes are tinted white like the grandmothers had been.

Trailer Narrative

The trailer begins with an establishing shot that tilts upwards to a dominating view of a house with crime scene tape outside it. The scene cuts to a news report of a reporter outside of the house detailing how a mother tried to murder her entire family but was intervened before killing her youngest daughter, Ella. The woman, in question is led out of the house and into a police car and the camera follows the action as she drives away. The trailer then cuts to television static to show the transition between the news report and real life, and then 15 years later comes up. The daughter is being led through a hospital ward to her mother's room whilst being told of her mother's restored mental health. They look into the room as the doctor advises that she stay in her daughter’s care to aid her transition from the asylum. Ella takes her mother home to live with her and her family, and they are all in severe trouble because of it. Events begin to replay themselves and the family must fight to survive.