The Woman in Black Opening Scene Analysis G321

The Woman in Black Opening Scene Analysis:

One convention of a horror film that is shown in the opening two minutes of the film "The Woman in Black" is that it is set in an old house which looks haunted. Another Convention that we see in the opening scene in the film is that the three young girls have been possessed, which is that young children are usually affected first by the form of evil.

One effective camera shot that is used in the opening scene is the high angle shot, where the camera looks down on them. This could be used to represent the form of evil which takes over and possesses the girls. Another effective camera shot that is used is the medium shot of the 3 girls walking towards the window after they've been possessed.

The costumes that are used for the three girls are Victorian style dresses, which shows to the audience that it is set a long time ago. The props of dolls and small toys show to the audience that they are younger girls and that they are a group of friends.

The non diegetic music is effective as it brings fear to the audience, as it lets them know that something bad is going to happen. Also the loud suspended notes that play on the keyboard are effective as they build tension by climaxing to the part where the three girls jump out of the window.

The characters of the young girls shows them as creepy, but also as a good group of friends. After they become obsessed, they copy each others movements and actions, which ends with them jumping out of the upstairs window together.

The scene is edited at a slow pace through the majority of the opening scene, as it helps set the scene, and the tone of the film. The scene is also edited with a fade out of the opening scene, to show to the audience that there will be a new scene and setting.