The Woman in black opens with
eerie and unsettling non diegetic sounds combined with a close - up shot of a
children's tea party, this highlights to the audience that the film is part of
the horror genre. The scene creates several enigma codes for the audience as
the music creates a sinister atmosphere whereby the audience suspect that
something dramatic and upsetting is going to happen at the tea party.
The mise - en - scene scene includes a
playful, innocent image of three young girls having a tea party which turns
into something creepy, and conventional of horror film, as they approach the
three windows at the end of the room. The audience follow the girls through the
girls through a tracking shot. This further creates enigma as the audience want
to know what the girls are looking at and doing. Match on - action is used to
show that the girls open the window, this creates tension and suspense as this
is highlighted as a significant action.
The three girls jump out of
the window and shockingly die, this is conventional of a horror film. This is
followed by a medium shot of the empty bedroom, creating a eerie unsettling
scene. The sequence is silent, except for the non - diegetic horror score that
drives the scene, until we hear the off - screen sound of the children's
mother, as we cut to a startlingly quick close - up shot of a creepy doll and
then to the right of the screen you can see a dark figure.
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