Raw Deal: Film Techniques

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to Pat’s face, the audience can concentrate on her facial expressions and sense her fear. The direction of the light also plays a key role in creating a successful visual image. An example of this is the use of front-lighting and back-lighting in the scene on the boat where Joe is talking to Pat about their new married life. The camera focuses on a side view of Pat’s face. There is a light shining from the window behind her, directly pointing at the clock hanging on the wall to her left. There is also a light shining directly in her face and the rest of her surroundings are dark. The use of these lights creates horizontal lines, which go from the bottom of the clock past her face. A shadow is also cast from the clock in the opposite direction and the light coming from the window lights the wall behind the clock, making it stand out. This is done so the audience pays attention to the clock and notices that time has stopped. The light on her face is much brighter and it ...

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