Camera Work used in 'The Woman in Black'

Camera Work used in 'The Woman in Black'

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  The first shotis an establishing shot where the main character Arthur Kipps (Daniel Radcliffe) is shown entering the house to introduce the audience to the setting where the horror and hauntings will take place. A gradual zoom signifies this house will be a vital part in the film. This close up angle of the lead role in ‘The Woman in Black’ shows a very concerned facial expression from him, showing he isn’t there to cause trouble, and he is genuinely worried about the residents of the town in which he is visiting due to the horror ahead. Arthur Kipps is shown to be entering the town looking round with curiosity to show he’s not a local.
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  We see themain character (the protagonist) see these two confused girls through a window and he has a look of worry on his face, suggesting he knows something has happened/is going to happen to them and wants to help. This high angle shot shows the desperation and heartbreak in this characters eyes, as an audience we feel sorry for her and can relate this to our own life experiences of when we have gone through something difficult. We can see these people supporting her through this shot. This medium close-up of the protagonist and the antagonist show they do not have a good relationship as the antagonist is creeping up on from behind probably attempting to harm him.
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  Medium shots areused towards the end of the trailer to show to an audience all the horrific events in the film and leave the audience wanting to know the outcome. This gives the trailer mystery also, and builds up the suspense. It also doesn’t give away too much of the plot so there is still lots of scary moments left to see. This is implied violence and it’s clear the idea of this fire was to harm Arthur Kipps. A medium shot of the three children creates a sinister feel towards the end of the trailer as no one expects young girls to be looking so possessed. This would leave the audience feeling as though they’d need to know what happened to the girls as a result. As the shot is so dark it causes the young girls to seem intimidating and dangerous which isn’t stereotypically how little girls are represented.
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  A point ofview shot of a very old and unloved room is used, which consists of a rocking chair (a prop often used in paranormal genre films). This shot shows the intrigue of the protagonist to suggest to viewers fearful events will occur in this room. This medium shot of the protagonist working shows the antagonist lurking in the background, slowly the are becoming closer in contact and at some stage they will become face to face. This shows camera work to hide the villains identity as it’s a very far shot of him, causing the viewers to be intrigued to find out what/who the antagonist is.
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  Close up shotsare used to show characters facial expression to represent the fear in their face. Shot reverse shots are always used to show facial expressions, and then it shows the person/supernatural being that they are terrified of. This close up shot is used to create a sense of fear and also build on suspense as it’s comes apparent to the audience that there is something really wrong about this photo. In this shot it slowly zooms in closer and closer to this image to show this should have been a normal family image but instead the eyes have been crossed out.
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  Eye line matchesare used throughout the trailer to show what the characters are looking at, in this case the main character (Arthur Kipps) is looking out of the window, by using an Eye line match it brings the viewer into the action and heightens the horror effect you and the character both don’t know what is going on. In this moment we see a grave outside with a black figure rising from it this adds to the tension that the audience feel, it plays into the horror of the unknown. By showing this shot it gives a sense of mystery and by having it far away it creates some distance and makes the character seem helpless in the situation.