Textual Analysis

Trailer: The Woman in Black - Camera Shots

The trailer uses a wide shot, this camera shot emphasises the fact that the location is isolated and remote. It then switches to a shallow focus shot of a cross placed in the sand, using this type of shot tells the audience where they should focus their attention and adds to the enigma of the film.

The trailer also uses an establishing shot, depicting a clear location for the narrative and and sticking to the conventions of film trailers in general. The shot also clearly depicts the genre of the film with the shot being of a derelict in dire conditions.

There is then a close up shot of the family that previously resided within the mansion, but in the contrast to a previous close up shot of the family photo, this one has the eyes cut out, clearly depicting the type of reaction wanted from the audience and adding to the rising drama of the trailer as a whole.

The trailer then reaches its climax with the shots becoming frantic through the use of quick cuts, giving the audience a tantalising taste of the climatic scenes or the 'attempt to restore equilibrium'.

The ending shot reinforces the production name and ensures that it sticks within the audiences memory.