INTRO RESEARCH- Woman In Black

Sound

In The Women in Black intro scene there is no dialogue bar a few lines at the end just non diegetic music  playing throughout the whole scene. The music builds up getting louder and louder as the scene progresses until the 3 little girls jump out the window and the music then dies down a little, this is done to make us feel connected with whats happening. With the music getting louder it makes us feel on edge and builds tension, when the music dies down when they jump it sympathizes with the feelings of the audience which is shocked and as they calm down from what they have just watched. The way that as we guess mother of the 3 children screams 'My babies' it gives the audience even more chills as they realize what actually happened and start to get hooked on finding out what is going to happen. 

Mise-en-scene

The 3 little girls are dressed in clothes which appear to be from the Victorian age which instantly gives the thought that the film might be set in these times. They are dressed very smart which could mean they are from a wealthy family. We can also see from the setting of what looks like a play room in a big old house, this also gives the impression that they may be rich.  They are playing with dolls and having a tea party which is old fashioned and also tells us about the age that its set in as now a days children play with computers, x-box etc. The lighting is very dull and dark which makes it seem old and spooky. This also builds tension as it makes the audience uneasy. 

Editing

The cuts are very jumpy and choppy which could link to the whole making the audience feel uneasy as by including these when a scene suddenly changes it makes the watcher jump and feel freaked. The use of slow motion as the girls walk towards the window and jump out it creates an eager tension for the audience as they sort of know what is going to happen but just having to wait for it makes it that little bit more hooking.

Camera Angle

The use of forward tracking as the girls walk towards the window makes the audience feel as though they are going with them therefore more involved. They zoom in really close on a porcelain dolls face with a worried expression just after the girls have jumped out the window, this relates to how the audience are feeling so makes them feel involved but also makes them us easy as dolls are portrayed as creepy in most horror films. The camera zooms out as the intro is coming to an end and we see a glimpse of the veil of the what we assume is the women in black, but its only slight. This makes the whole thing a big mystery and therefore building up more tension and suspense.