Elements such as color, props, and location add to the atmosphere of the film. ... Lighting can be used to portray the atmosphere of a scene or a character's emotions. ... The family is very happy and everyone is shown in a "bright, happy" mood. The lighting throughout the film reflects the characters" moods at the time. ... She is trying to create a romantic atmosphere so that she can make John Truett want to kiss her. ...

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Different mediums of production have different purposes, audiences and techniques available to them, creating a different impression of a story. ... Where in a book the imagination provides the information that is left out, each responder creating their own image of each setting, in a movie it is essential to design each individual element to create the right impression. ... Lighting and colours help create the mood, with warm rural browns indicating the farm village in comparison with the cold darkness of the Zoo. ... Camera angles also help to convey the atmosphere, close-ups on faces showin...

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By making their own sets they are able to obtain whatever mood they wanted for their movies, but couldn't really show true reality. ... "Its atmosphere is therefore authentic, and it is surprising how much authority this background contributes to the over-all effect of the picture" (The New York Times Film Review). Places like Manhattan's Tombs prison, the Chrysler Building, Sing Sing prison, an orphanage and the streets and surroundings of New York were used to give the movie more of a genuine atmosphere, a much truer felling. ... Therefore adding authenticity to the suspense create...

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In this essay the five components listed above will be explored and analysed in order see how they work to create meanings and establish themes. ... The lightening throughout the first scene creates powerful imagery. ... Sound is an extremely important factor in "The Limey" as it allows the audience to realise the mood of the scene. ... The stillness and intensity of the scene where Wilson brings out the newspaper clipping and address on the back of an opened envelope cause him emotion and therefore exaggerating the atmosphere of mystery and disconcert that is later to be unfolded. ... Th...

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