Opening Scene
Setting
This was the existing shot, meaning this was the first setting that the audience saw. The darkness of the image creates a haunting image for the audience to predict what the backstory is of the setting and film. The actual building looks abandoned and makes the audience wonder if anyone lives there or if it could be haunted.
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This room's atmosphere is also rather haunting as we know the house has not got any residents staying there. It is a child's room and that can also create a sense of haunting as children have connotations to innocence and so when this is exploited to the audience, they may feel uneasy about the atmosphere.
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Props
In this scene, Arthur Kipps (Daniel Radcliffe) is holding a large candle as a prop. The candle itself signifies there is no or little light available in the house or rooms Kipps walks into to. The way in which Kipps holds the candle signifies how uncertain he is of the surrounding setting he is in, this is because he is gripping onto it as if it is his only choice of safety or even weapon. The look on his face implies he is uncertain, as
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Costume - Characters
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Daniel Radcliffe is a well known actor and so would be known to most of the audience but his character would not be, and so the costume's job is to portray who Daniel Radcliffe is playing or representing. In this film he wears a long black coat and a black suit. The colour black is associated with: death, evil, and mystery; which does represent the character of Daniel Radcliffe well because he does visit the house where death, evil and mystery have occurred. Despite this, black also connotes: Power, Formality and Elegance which does not follow the storyline for this character. Arthur Kipps (Daniel Radcliffe) plays a lawyer who has been recently widowed and so his costume could portray his feelings due to the fact his wife has died, making him feel upset as people usually wear black suits to a funeral, linking back to the film context.
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Liz White plays the Woman In Black in the film and unlike Daniel Radcliffe is not a well-known actress and this works well for the film as we do not see her character that much. Her character is the main attraction for this film, not her. This is because the she is one of the main characters and the film is about her as well, this makes the audience want to learn more about her backstory and her as a character. As the Woman In Black is a ghost in this film, her persona is haunting for the audience. As the story unfolds we learn a lot of dark events that have occurred in her life and that helps the audience to understand why the Woman In Black is the way she is. The costume she is in is all black which increases her haunting image and also hides her well around the setting which is good for a horror fim genre as it drags out the suspense.
Lighting
The lighting used throughout the film is very dim and the only lighting available is candlelight and matches. This could be because of the time in which the film is set, as the period of time looks to me as if it is Victorian times and so they would have little of everything including light. The overall effect of this lighting is haunting because the main charcter 'Arthur Kipps' only has a candlelight stick and the rest of the house is pitched black. The light given off by this candlestick only shows part of the room he is in and mainly shows the charcter himself. This is effective because the audience can then see the facial expressions made by Kipps. |