Cinematography
In consideration of the use of cinematography, I reviewed the video clip and transcript Miriam’s Last Breath – Strangers on a Train (4/10) Movie Clip (1951). Originally, I was confused because the title was kind of misleading. “Strangers on a Train” is the portion that was misleading because they were actually in boats. The cinematography tools were used by using black and white …show more content…
Bob and Charlotte meet in a bar scene. They are sitting at the bar, typical of a bar; the background is barely lit, with the city scene slightly blurred. The bar is lit in a manner that has the lighting coming below the actors, known as under lighting or “Halloween” lighting. As each character has a close up, the lighting is adjusted in certain scenes to three-point lighting that places the focus on the character that is speaking at that moment. The lighting creates a natural tone to the scene which draws you in a makes you feel like you are sitting in the bar with them. The three-point lighting helps to minimize the distractions of the extras walking around in the