The document discusses various camera shots and techniques used in the film trailer for "The Woman in Black" to build suspense, mystery, and horror. It analyzes close-up shots of characters' facial expressions showing fear, medium shots of ominous or disturbing events, and the use of point-of-view shots and shot reverse shots to draw the audience into the perspective of the characters and heighten their fear of the unknown threat. Overall, the document examines how the trailer uses camera work and various shot types to effectively tease the plot without giving too much away, leaving audiences unsettled and wanting to learn more.

2. The first shot is 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.

3. We see the main 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.

4. Medium shots are used 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.

5. A point of view 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.

6. Close up shots are 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.

7. Eye line matches are 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.