The Woman in Black Opening Analysis

This is the opening scene to popular horror film The Woman in Black. As said before this movie is a horror movie, there are many conventions to it being a horror movie for example we see creepy objects like the dolls and tea set these are generally seen in horror movies to make the viewers not only scared but totally creeped out! The next convention we see is the creepy children not saying anything throughout the scene we see this in most horror movies to also creep us out and it makes a horror movie that bit more terrifying just recently saw the movie Ouija and the little girl was the main scare. The third and final is the dropping of the tea cup and other objects braking this connotes to horror genre because we usually see things brake to show something has happened or will happen. The camera is used well as when the objects are breaking we see the use of match in action shot because we see the girl walking in shot A and then the cut to shot B when her foot steps on the doll. That is also using cutting well as the cut to shot B is smooth and not noticeable to make the viewers get mad at poor camera and editing work. 

We also find out some information in the first few minutes for example we know that there is some type of bad influencing ghost as such because the girls all look at one place then the window and jump out to add to the scare the only explanation is a ghost. We also find out something about the opening characters for example we know there a family because when they jump out of the window the mother shouts no my babies meaning they were all her daughters. This also suggests they were living in a haunted house as there is no other explanation for them jumping out especially in movies as there always has to be some paranormal activity going on. 

Some sounds used in the opening scene of The Woman in Black is the non-diegetic music being played while the girls walk to the window. This music makes the scene much more intense and scary as it sounds like bells and these also connote to horror as they have a creepy effect when played correctly. Some diegetic sounds we hear as well as the actors/actress is the dropping of the glass and the crunching of the dolls these are effective as it makes this go more on the edge of our seat as its making the walk from where they were sitting to the window like a long journey making the viewers feel much more tense. This movie very much conforms to the general stereotype of horror movies as it has many conventions the genre.