Woman In Black Opening Scene Analysis
The first scene of the film we are introduced to a close up of a teapot made of china pouring pretend tea into a cup, from this scene, we can almost immediately tell that there is a child/children playing with whats most likely dolls (having a pretend tea party). Over the what seems harmless scene, we hear some dark, mysterious sounds which shows us there is a dark side to this scene and could indicate something bad could happen and could make the audience feel slightly uncomfortable about what may happen soon, the music in the background is eerie and unsettling, it keeps the audience on edge ready for something to happen. Soon after, we see a doll drinking the pretend tea with lifeless jet black eyes - this also will make the audience feel uneasy and with an unsettling smile, this could show that there might be some other side to these children - a darker side... We then also another doll which looks a lot more human and realistic - this is a pot doll, these are notorious in horror films simply because, no one likes them and everyone thinks they are creepy. We are then shown a long shot of the three girls and where they are set. Turns out this scene is set in the attic of a house which adds to the typical horror setting and no one really likes attics either.
After this part, we are shown a medium shot of a third doll having it's hair brushed by one of the girls, this shows us that the girls are treating the dolls like humans, we also see this as the way they are caring about them as well. The next scene we go to a medium long shot of the girls all looking up at something, and changes the mood of the entire scene - it looks as if the girls are looking at what is most likely someone who maybe controlling them and telling them where to go as they are looking to the right which we soon find out is the window. This part of the extract takes a turn for the worse. The girls stand up and uncontrollably start walking to the window - we see one of the girls step on one of the pot dolls, smashing it, and another girl drop her teapot. As the camera turns to the window and slowly starts zooming back, we see the girls moving slowly towards the window as if something was pushing them towards it. In this scene we cannot see the girls faces which may indicate that they know what is happening and they have been commanded to do it.
We then see the three girls in a long shot slowly stepping onto the window ledge. This indicates that something bad is going to happen which will make the audience feel a lot of tension - especially after we see a close up of the girls hand opening the window and as the next shot shows all three girls have opened the window. At this point of the scene everyone in the audience knows what is going to happen but don't know why, nor do they want to know because of how uneasy this scene will make some of the audience feel - and then all of a sudden, they all jump in sync from the window and the music gets louder making it more unnerving for the audience. What makes it more unsettling is when the camera slowly zooms out and just before the very end of the scene, a mysterious figure in black appears in the far right side of the screen - this will make the audience believe that this is the 'thing' that controlled these girls and made the girls jump out of the window. The camera then fades out which notifies us that this scene is over.
After this part, we are shown a medium shot of a third doll having it's hair brushed by one of the girls, this shows us that the girls are treating the dolls like humans, we also see this as the way they are caring about them as well. The next scene we go to a medium long shot of the girls all looking up at something, and changes the mood of the entire scene - it looks as if the girls are looking at what is most likely someone who maybe controlling them and telling them where to go as they are looking to the right which we soon find out is the window. This part of the extract takes a turn for the worse. The girls stand up and uncontrollably start walking to the window - we see one of the girls step on one of the pot dolls, smashing it, and another girl drop her teapot. As the camera turns to the window and slowly starts zooming back, we see the girls moving slowly towards the window as if something was pushing them towards it. In this scene we cannot see the girls faces which may indicate that they know what is happening and they have been commanded to do it.
We then see the three girls in a long shot slowly stepping onto the window ledge. This indicates that something bad is going to happen which will make the audience feel a lot of tension - especially after we see a close up of the girls hand opening the window and as the next shot shows all three girls have opened the window. At this point of the scene everyone in the audience knows what is going to happen but don't know why, nor do they want to know because of how uneasy this scene will make some of the audience feel - and then all of a sudden, they all jump in sync from the window and the music gets louder making it more unnerving for the audience. What makes it more unsettling is when the camera slowly zooms out and just before the very end of the scene, a mysterious figure in black appears in the far right side of the screen - this will make the audience believe that this is the 'thing' that controlled these girls and made the girls jump out of the window. The camera then fades out which notifies us that this scene is over.
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