NOTE: i will add the images later tonight, having tea.
Women in black opening scene
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The opening is a dissolve fade in of a medium shot of two
small children’s tea cups. Then some non diegetic music then comes into scene
of some slow children’s music, slow and high in pitch. Is also repetitive
rhythm which is a horror music convention? The cut then shows children’s hands
feeding the cups to small rag dolls. The dolls are still and are in
uncomfortable stiff positions. This shows a element of creepiness as the focus
is on the dolls at this point in time, and we know we are in the presence of a
child or children. It then cuts to three
silent children sitting on the floor with an arrangement of dolls. All the
movements of the girls are very exaggerated and slow. The cut then goes to an
over the shoulder shot of a doll and shows another dolls hair being brushed by
one of the girls. We know it’s one of the girls as it shows them mothering the
dolls in previous shots. Despite the horror music and although its non diegetic, the girls are smiling. However one of them is not, and looks rather awkward.
This shows that something is not right and she senses something abnormal. I
also have noted that the colours in the room are dull and cold colours. The
colour correction is also cold to represent old fashioned times and a sense to
the reader this is in the past. The music tone changes to be distorted by the
sound of the vintage clock striking the hour. All three girls look up in sync.
The long shot shows all three girls from a high angle showing they are in
perhaps danger or a negative situation. Vulnerability.
The children sit and stare at the clock in this angle for 4-6 seconds. It then switches to a medium shot of the children from a side angle. Facing directly at them, they then look out the three windows in the bedroom. All in sync and still continuing the creepy music still repeating its rhythm. A faint boom in the music occurs and the cut is in sync with the sound and cuts to the window, a medium shot tracking forward towards the window. The girls all stand up whilst standing at the window, their eyes do not move which shows how they are moving towards the light and captivated, showing the viewer some kind of destiny towards the window.
Close ups of the children’s feet are shown on the floor rising to a stand and then walking in the same direction. Now what’s important is the fact they were playing with their toys and tea cups in the opening shots and now they are standing on them and crushing them into pieces. This shows that something way more important is their focus and that they are driven towards the window. Creating the impression they are not in control, as all moves are slow. One of the girls drops a tea cup and it was edited in slow motion. This is a convention of horror, because slow motion allows the viewer to see every detail and this particular clip to be noticed.
A cut transition of an upper long shot, reverse tracking backwards through the window as the three girls walk towards the camera (window). Two of the girls have bows in their hair, pink. This is a good use of mis en scene because it emphasises the innocence of the girls. Their eyes are all very focused on the window and all walk in sync, to show the viewers they’re clearly being overpowered. The camera then cuts from the front view of them to the back of the girls, this time a wide/long shot. A point of view shot shows one of the girls opening the window, again in a slow movement before they all line up and the music rapidly, not suddenly, but a fast gradual fade occurs, and all three girls jump out the window. The music rises for the final time and then suddenly goes. Two seconds later a scream shouts “my babiessss”and the camera stays on the windows. I think this shows a reflection on what has just happened and a good way to end the opening.
LINK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Z_XetLZlqc
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