1. THE WOMAN IN BLACK
The Woman in Black is a 2012
British supernatural horror film directed by James
Watkins and written by Jane Goldman, based
on Susan Hill's novel of the same name. It was
produced by Hammer Film Productions.
During his initial visit to Eel Marsh House,
Arthur is distracted by odd noises, and
subsequently, the appearance of a spectral entity
in funerary garb. He hears sounds on the marshes of a carriage in distress and a screaming child,
but sees nobody on the causeway. Upon his return to the village, Arthur attempts to alert the
village constable. Though he remains adamant about what he saw, the constable assures him that
no one has used the causeway in years before retreating to his study. Before he can react further,
two children enter the station with their sister Victoria, who has just ingested lye. Despite his
pleas for assistance, the girl collapses and dies in Arthur's arms. Though ruled as a suicide by the
town physician, the locals blame the death on Arthur because he saw the alleged "Woman in
Black".
Certain parts of “the woman in black “are predictable, James Watkins has delivered a horror
movie with whole new concept it excels with relatable characters.
Music
The woman in
black used many
sound tracks to
create different
atmosphere within
the film. The non-
diegetic music was
used to create tension
in the film, it helped
the film to become
powerful, original
and be different. For instance in the opening sequence of the film there are no dialogues,
2. but the music that plays throughout the start off high pitched but as the tension builds, the
music starts to slow down and toward the end the church bell sounds are introduced with
the echo of the notes hence the music is used to intrigue the audience and frighten them
as it is haunting.
Lighting
Low key lighting is often used in horror films because of the effect it creates. The dim
hue and the shadows created are suited to the conventions of the horror film, it created
tension due to its mysterious and dark atmosphere
Controlling how much of the surroundings and characters are revealed, it sets the mood
tone and created a dangerous association with enigma through the shadows and dull
shades and dull shades.
