The lighting on Daniel Radcliffe’s face is quite light,
which could connote that he the hero, but on the rest of his body the
lighting is dark. This could connote that he may also be the villain.
He is wearing a white shirt and a black waistcoat, which again could show that
he’s good and evil. His facial
expression shows that he looks scared or even demented.
The entire picture is black and white, darker in some areas
and lighter in others. It looks as if it’s set in a cemetery because of the
large tree and the cross behind him. In front of the cross, there is a
mysterious person in black, which links with the title ‘The Woman in Black’.
The person at the back could be the woman in the title, which shows that the
producer is trying to hint out what the narrative is about. There is quite a
lot of smoke in the background which gives a chilling feel and a dark and
dangerous feel to it. The colouring is very dark and this is conventional with
the thriller genre and gives a scary and frightening feel to it. The uses of
whites, blacks and greys are really effective in the sense that it is conventional
with a ghost story. The imagery raises questions about the character such as
who is he? Why is he scared? Is he scared? Who is the person in the smoke? This
makes the reader intrigued.
The positioning of the text is not in
line with the rest of the text which is suitable for the genre because it is
natural for the text to be in line with each line however as these lines are
not in line it is unnatural just like a ghost is unnatural.
The way the clouds are lined up and
the use of the tree and cemetery helps create that scary atmosphere, as cemeteries
are known for being a scary place to go to, especially in the night. There
aren’t many props used in this scene, as the setting helps to set the scary
atmosphere.
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