The scene opens with the digetic sound of lightning and rain. This has connotations to negative emotions and forebodes that the plot of the scene will have sinister outcomes. The scene is also edited to open with a slow fade in, this creates tension within the audience as the objects in the scene are not clear at first and are slowly being unravelled to us. The initial opening of the scene takes place in a little girls room which is further reinforced through mise en scene as we can see dolls and other such things you would expect in a childs room. With the previous negative connotations and use of foreshadowing this makes us worried for the vulnerable girl which creates tension in the viewer.
Furthermore the camera is angled so it is looking down on the girl and with the addition of a slow zoom which gradually moves towards the girl connotes that something more powerful is slowly approaching her. Through dramatic irony we worry and fear for the little girl as the audience knows something is wrong but the character in the scene doesn't.
Our attention as the viewer is then slowly drawn to this pendant hanging on the girls bedside table. We can see that the pendant slowly starts to move on its on and gradually begins to sway more intensely. As the pendant starts to sway it is accompanied with entrance of non digetic music. The music is a creepy bell sort of noise and simultaneously increases in intensity with the gradual increase of swaying of the pendant. The scene then cuts to view the pendant from a worms eye view, the angle of which this is shot is arguably disorientating and is uneasy for the viewer to view. Which further sets the tone as negative and making the viewer uncomfortable and scared. Additionally the pendant swaying shows a clear indication towards the paranormal, this unsettles the viewer as the paranormal are often associated with freakish and horrifying events.
The girl is then seemingly pulled by her feet as is suddenly woken up. As this happens non digetic sound is used in a technique known as a 'jump scare' which means that a loud noise, usually accompanied with a sudden movement, is used to scare the audience in what was initially a quiet but suspense building scene.
The camera is then angled to a first person perspective. This creates tension in the audience as it puts us into the little girls point of view, which makes it feel like the audience is experience what she is experiencing at the same time. The camera is also purposely wobbled to further reinforce that this is the little girls perspective as the wobble creates the sense of head bobbing as it slowly pans across the room.
The little girl then walks out of her room. The camera is angled at the bottom of the stairs looking her from a long angle shot. This connotes that something predatory is waiting for her, like a lion waiting in a bush to pounce at its prey. We can then hear the little girl call out for her mom and dad and is met with no reply. This creates the feeling of isolation, combined with the overall darkness and theme of the unknown this creates intense suspense within the audience. The idea of something waiting to pounce on her is reinforced by the way the camera moves towards the little girl.
As the little girl enters through the door we can hear her heavily breathing this shows that she is nervous and scared. Which further frightens and unsettles the viewer.
After exploring the room and leaving she then calls upstairs in another attempt of hoping someone is there to save her. But through the use of editing we can see a darkness envelope the stairs and quickly approach the little girl. While this is happening and overpowering deep growl like noise is also heard as the darkness creeps towards the girl. This connotes to some monster or demon like creature. Furthermore the camera is angled in the way that the darkness is above the girl and is descending to her which connotes that the darkness is powerful and has strength above what the girl is capable of.
The little girl then runs and closes the door. Digetic sound of banging on the door can be heard and we know it is digetic as the girl reacts and screams to it. This shows that something very real is out to get her. This creates suspense and makes the audience fear for the girl.
As the girl turns around she realises she is not alone as an old lady with a doll can been seen in the back of the room rocking backwards and forwards with a doll in her hand. The rocking of backwards and forwards connotes to the idea and suggests to the audience that the woman is psychotically deranged and through mise en scene this is further reinforced by her ragged clothes and dirty rough hair. Her inaudible grumbles also suggest the idea of craziness. But then suddenly the rocking abruptly stops. Non digetic sounds of a screeching violin slowly begin to build up in noise as the doll in the woman's hand begins to turn and face the child. The child then tries to leave but realises the door is locked. The camera leaves focus of the old woman and doll but then pans back to show they are missing. This suggests they are in the room and the fact that we dont know where creates tension and scares the audience. The child is then in the end saved by her parents as the door opens and the child is grabbed just before the child is hit is a paranormally flung chair. 
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