Shadow of a doubt -1940

Uncle Charlie

We then see a man lying down on the bed (Uncle Charlie) which seems to appear that his dead. However we can tell that he is not dead as he moves the cigar that he has. The cigar that he has may suggest that he has power and is intelligent as cigars (back then) were expensive; he is also very smartly dressed. The lighting inside the room is a low key lighting as the camera moves in and, moves around the room showing the audience the detail and contents that he has. In his room you can see money that is scattered on the floor beside the bed; this may suggest that he doesn’t really care about the money. A lady then comes up in the room and says that someone was looking for him, as she is saying this His facial expression is calm as if his not in shock. The lady then pulls down the blind and he comes to life, the music that is played at this time is a sinister sound as he stands up. The tension starts to build up visually as; he picks up a glass cup and smashes it, which suggests that he has great violence inside of him. The music starts to get even more dramatic when he leaves the house and, starts walking towards the two men who came looking for him. The way that Uncle Charlie is walking (his body language) shows that his not bothered or scarred. Piano music is then played at this point which creates more tension in the scene. The camera angle is then shot from above a building run down. The two men then start to chase him and look for him (Uncle Charlie) as they can’t find him. Uncle Charlie is then standing on another building roof as; the camera is shot at a high angle making the two men look small as he looks down on them.
Santa Rossa
In this film there is a clear difference between the two places where Uncle Charlie lives and Santa Rossa. In Santa Rossa it is very beautiful, posh, busy and clean. While the camera moves to the window, there is music that is playing which is very cheerful and soft which, represents a perfect Suburban. Charlie (charlotte) is lying on her bed, the same way her uncle Charlie was. The light shines on her which shows that she has more life to her.