Wednesday, 15 December 2010

Shadow of a doubt;

"Shadow of a Doubt" is an Alfred Hitchcock film that was made in 1943. 
We watched the beginning of this film in class, when watching we found that the uncle Charlie was the antagonist and his niece Charlie was the protaganist. 

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Storyline;
Charlie Newton (niece) decides that she is unhappy with the boring things in her life and wishes that something exciting would happen. She knew that she needed a visit from her sophisticated Uncle Charlie Oakley, which soon enough became true. It was all appearing fine, until Charlie started to notice some odd behaviour from her uncle as he starts to cut out a particular article from the paper. It was only when two strangers approached him and asked questions of him, poor Charlie began to imagine the worst of her uncle.


Mise en scene;
Lighting and colour: As this is a black and white film there is nothing to say about the colour. However the film looks as if it has very natural lighting, this is high key.
Settings and props; The props used are very high class such as cigars and money, whereas he seems to be living in a deprived area. 
Costumes, Hair & make up; Uncle Charlie is finely dressed in a smart suit and hat, with well groomed hair. This shows that he cares about his appearance. 
Facial Expressions and Body Language; Uncle Charlie's body language is very stiff and seems to be uptight. Both him and his niece Charlie are seen laying on a bed this may show a link between them. 

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