On The Waterfront Film Analysis

In the film that I watched On the Waterfront the different angles of the shots were really important and played a huge part in making the film what it was. For example after Terry is an unaided, unwanted accomplice in the murder of Joey Doyle, there is a specific scene where both Glover and him are sitting on top of the roof near the pigeons. The high angle shows how powerless, scared and depressed Terry felt about being involved in a very horrific crime. Another type of shot used to create a mood in this film is the low angle. An example of a low angle shot in this film is when the men trying to get work on the waterfront get into a physical altercation with the man who passes out the work tickets. The use of low angle makes both men look even more foolish, idiotic, and desperate than they already were. You can also tell …show more content…
Something else I seen that was unique of the film On the Waterfront is the lighting. Really the lighting that is used in this film is very dark, nerve reeking, and somewhat intense. Some scenes that portray this is when Terry is calling Joey, the scene is at night and in the dark, the long streetlamps cast a mysterious dark shadow that spread across Terry’s face. The use of dark and night show that something sinister and evil is going to happen. Another example of the filmmaker’s use of dark lighting to set the mood and atmosphere is when Terry goes to find his brother. At that point Edie decides she is going to go and follow him and she does finally find Terry in a dark alleyway. But then the untold happens when she is about to finally