Sound

The Woman in black- 1st scene

In the first scene, music from a toy box is being played which is also diegitic because the character hears and reacts to it. The child like music heavily contrasts what the audience sees which puts them on edge and makes them feel uneasy. I think that this was a good use of the sound because it quickly builds tension and makes the audience immediately aware of imminent threats and danger, making them feel more and more uncomfortable. After the music is turned off the audience may feel slightly more relaxed but only so they can be caught off guard by the sudden loud collection of noises, which is non diegietic because it is only used to scare the audience but not affect the character. I think that the sounds here worked great by building tension and catching the audience by surprise by the abrupt frightening noise.

The Woman in black- 2nd scene

The sounds from the second scene are mostly from the fire which is diegitic and the high volume makes the audience feel like they are in a similar position and surrounded by the fire which makes them feel concerned and on edge. I think that this was used well here because it quickly and effectively makes the audience concerned for the character.The short supernatural sounds are also make the audience feel tense which is a good use of the sound here.

The Woman in black- 3rd scene

The third scene uses the sound to build tension by increasing the volume and works really well because it makes the audience gradually feel more worried because it seems as if something is coming closer to the character. The sounds stop but for a short time before a frightening scream fills the room, this was used very well and scares the audience effectively by unexpectedly playing when the audience may not expect it. The scream is also a convention of horror films  the timing of the sounds and music have been used to their potential and work very well in this scene

Our opening title background sound effect

From analysing other horror movies, we thought that using a 'remote location' sound effect would work well in the background of our opening title. This is because it builds up the audience's tension and they suspect that something bad will happen next, which we have shown in our opening title sequence, as the 1st character opens the barn door of the roof and then suddenly the 'remote location' soundtrack starts playing to indicate that the characters are entering the isolated barn, which also signifies that they are not supposed to be there and that a spiritual presence is present, which is also shown by the Ouija board, as Ouija board are there to be played to summon demons or spirits. As the soundtrack plays as the door opens, the audience immediately realises that something is wrong ,which then also builds up tension, which is the aim of our opening title sequence, as this is used in many horror movies to build up suspense and tension and that something bad is going to happen next.