Analysis on woman in black.

Woman In Black



Camera movement, shot and angles.

Mid shot from a high angle - of cups and tea pot we then realise the little girl is feeding her doll. This would signify to the audience that she is playing a game and would not expect anything to happen yet.  long shot from a low angle- the audience are now able to see three girls having a tea party with there dolls. mid shot- of the little girls faces. The audience will be able to tell from there facial expressions that something may happen and create enigma.  Long shot- all look towards camera as if something else is there. This would make the audience feel uneasy because they might feel like something is in the room with them. Then the girls all turn to look at window even though nothing is there this would create enigma for the audience. Zoom in to window from long shot- This would signify that something was about to happen. mid shot of cup smashing on floor to signify that she has dropped her possession and intend something has made her do that. Close up of girls hand opening window. To signify that something is about to happen the pace in which she opens it builds tension for the audience.

Props, costume and location.

The props used in this opening  sequence were: Cups, teapots, china dolls, chairs and a gram. All these props apart from the chair are antiques. They wold have used antique props so signify that the film is old and from a later time. The Location in which they used was in a bedroom, This was successful for them because they used the fact that it was a story high for the characters to jump out the window. This also worked for the produces because the three characters where playing with there dolls. The costumes that the three characters were wearing are also of an older fashion which would also connote that this film was set a while ago. There being white nighties this would signify purity and angelic of being a young age this would be expected. 

Music, dialogue, sound affects.

There is no dialogue in this opening sequence this is affective because it creates suspense and enigma for the audience.  The music was high pitch which supports my idea that this create enigma for the audience. Being high pitch makes it jarring for the audience and makes them feel uncomfortable. They emphasis the sound affects of the cup dropping on the floor to signify that they dropping them out of there control rather then placing them. 

Representation of how the characters are represented though the above.

The audience will be able to signify that the characters are girls and of a younger age (5-9). I can tell this because of the dolls that they are playing with and the costumes they are wearing. When they look past the camera they are looking up at something this would signify there innocents. The room is also dark this would signify that there is something over powering them and that the characters are fearful. 

Genre of the film and how this is signified in the opening sequence.

The genre of the film is repented but the low lighting, the older looking props. At the end of this opening sequence the audience are able to recognise who they was looking at past the audience. It is a women in a black vale by having a clack costume could signify death and fear. The audience would fear this because she watched the three children jump out the window and the audience will be able to signify that she was the one who overpowered them. 

By Chelsie.

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