Hitchcock films incorporate his own stylistic approach towards suspense‚ but one of the most common seen in The 39 Steps‚ is the use of lighting‚ which is also an important use in German Expressionism. The scene where Richard Hannay‚ the protagonist‚ is standing and listening to the police in the room next door highlights the use of shadows by Hitchcock. The lighting and shadows on the wall created vertical bars and horizontal bars‚ which symbolically can represent Hannay’s momentarily feeling of being
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the forties were filmed in black and white. This makes the use of lighting that much more important. We see in Double Indemnity that lighting crews focused on the use of shadows in various angles to display the intensity and suspense of scenes. “Settings were often interiors with low-key (or single-source) lighting‚ venetian-blinded windows and rooms‚ and dark‚ claustrophobic‚ gloomy appearances.” (filmsite) The importance of lighting is shown in the scene of Double Indemnity when Walter (Fred MacMurray)
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missing. E) The space seemed to have adequately met the needs for the production‚ because the set was very tall and involved several methods of moving from level to level. SCENERY: A) The set consisted of several run-down store fronts with very dim lighting and an early 20th century London feel. The top level of the set held the barber shop near stage right‚ and a bedroom balcony at stage left. The bottom level housed the bakery and the basement of the bakery‚ which included a glowing fire oven. B)
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Burton is a very skilled and experienced movie director.Some of the films that he has directed are “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” “Edward Scissorhands” and “The Big Fish”. These three movies use cinematic techniques such as music‚ edits‚ and lighting. These three components in the movies are huge factors in setting the tone or mood for different scenes. This essay will cover the cinematic techniques Tim Burton used‚ and how they are effective in film making. The first Cinematic technique that
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Stand By Me Stand by Me was based off the novella‚ "The Body‚" by Stephen King. Screenplay was by‚ Raynold Gideon and Bruce A. Evans. And directed by Rob Reiner. It was made in 1986 by Columbia Pictures. It’s a coming of age movie‚ about an adult male who is reminiscing about a time in his childhood around the age of 11‚ 12 years old‚ in the year 1959 where him and his three friends go off and try and find a dead body of a missing boy‚ to try and make a name of themselves and become the town’s
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attract and maintain customers and their loyalty. According to (Morrison‚ 2001)‚ elements such as colour‚ lighting‚ layout‚ and display features have been considered as having an immediate effect on the buying decision making process‚ and focus has moved from in-store product displays toward elements that excite the senses of shoppers‚ such as: screen videos and graphics‚ music‚ smell‚ lighting‚ flooring‚ etc. All of these things have a tendency to capture brand image and personality to help create
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A focus that is most recognized and praised by fans is the lighting techniques Burton decided to use within these films. For example‚ in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory‚ Burton chose to use low-key lighting to present the town to the audience. This portrays the town as a glum place to live creating a depressing effect. With this use of lighting‚ the audience can anticipate the contrast between the town and the factory‚ and feel upset for the people
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African-American woman to hit the stage and was later nominated for several Tony Awards. The play touched many controversial themes of the time including racial discrimination and poverty. The design of Raisin in the Sun‚ including scenic‚ costume‚ lighting‚ and sound elements‚ were crucial to developing the plot and emphasizing these themes. All of the elements are vital to the message and audience interpretation of the production‚ and overall‚ the Playmakers Repertory Company executed them well.
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Laughton (Barsam 186).” Both directors’ careers began in the 1930s when theatrical lighting had transformed into this major element of expression. Much like Laughton and Cortez’s use of lighting and shadows in The Night of the Hunter‚ Welles’ use of lighting and shadows in Citizen Kane helped to create a certain ambiance or mood within a scene and also to help further develop the characters. In Citizen Kane lighting and shadows are used with great effect during the confrontation scene between Boss
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directed 35 movies in his lifetime. Burton’s films are very well known for his unique use of cinematic techniques. His movies are also popular for his use of horror in a childlike manner. Though the use of contrasting colors‚ non-diegetic music‚ and lighting Burton shows in Edward Scissorhands and Alice in Wonderland how it’s better to be different and yourself than conforming to a restrictive society. Burton uses contrasting colors in Edward Scissorhands in order to show how dissimilar Edward is. In
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