Supernatural Horror Openings - The Woman In Black (Background Information & Narrative) // Research

Background Information:

The Woman In Black (2012)
Director: James Watkins
Studio: Cross Creek Productions, Hammer Film Productions, Exclusive Media Group
Success?
 -Box Office: $127,730,736
 -Awards:
    -Empire Awards, UK , Won, Best Horror (2013)
    -Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA, Nominated, Best Horror/Thriller Film (2013)
       and more...

Narrative:

The scene opens with a fade in (from a black screen) of a medium close up of a cup of tea being poured. No real tea (or any liquid) is poured into the cup revealing to the audience that it is likely for children to be playing with a tea set as it would be too dangerous for them to have hot liquids. Various other close ups and long shots are shown which reveal 3 little girls playing in a large room with old fashioned furniture and toys. At 0:36 a long shot of the girls are shown and during this shot they turn towards the camera looking at it as if someone is looking at them or saying something to them (this is likely to be the antagonist). These girls then look at the window, and walk up towards it crushing the toys with their feet in the way. The scene ends with them jumping out the window and a woman screaming saying, 'aaaah, my babies'.