Arsenic+and+Old+Lace+(1944)

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0036613/ http://www.carygrant.net/reviews/arsenic.html - Look at Foto Gallery and Sound Gallery.

Terms to know:

__Shots__- a continuous strip of motion picture film, created with a series of frames, that runs for an uninterrupted period of time. Mise-en-scene is formed from one continuous shot. Shot length (whether long or short) can create certain effects within the film. There are several different types of shots that we will get into when we study //Vertigo//.

__Framing__ - used to suggest ideas and a range of emotions. Examples (from Bruce Block's book //The Visual Story//):
 * Rounded framing - "indirect, passive, romantic, pertaining to nature, soft organic, childlike, safe and flexible."
 * Square framing - "direct, industrial, ordered, linear, unnatural, adult, and rigid."
 * Triangular framing - "aggressive and dynamic."



__Lighting__ -
 * Rembrandt lighting - (light versus dark) - intentionally contrasts light and dark. Light appears to come from spotlights shining on the action while other areas disappear into unlit shadows.
 * Candlelight - flatters the face, smoothes the skin, adds a warm tone. Suggests romance, festivities, and harmony.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_NwvO1UxN8 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3c_dOMVXRhw