The opening scene

The film begins with an establishing shot of the city. There is a boat sailing across the screen in the foreground. Due to the films lack of colour, lightening is important. There are lights from the bridge and from the buildings in the back. During the period of time in which the film was created, colour in film was available, however due to the low budget, Orson Welles had to create the film in black and white. This scene then begins to fade out. This editing technique was standard for the time.



As the next shot fades in, there is a pan from the ground to the carriage as the camera begins to zoom on a woman. We know from costume that this woman is the femme fatal. Rita Hayworth for the role bleached her hair blonde and cut it short to better suit the character. Orson Welles and Rita Hayworth were in a relationship during the production of the film but were struggling. The film wasn't intended to be a star vehicle as Orson Welles initially wanted to cast an actress less known for Elsa but Hayworth insisted she played Elsa as a way of rekindling their love. There is an voice over in this scene to help explain to the audience what is happening. There is also the use of in-diegetic music which gets louder as the voice over fades out. Welles in fact didn't have much control over the temporary soundtrack fro the film as Heinz Roemheld was hired by Columbia to write the score the film. Welles did not like it as he said is "didn't fit."

The film fits under the film noir category as the style and use of certain motifs fit underneath the genre. Examples being costume, cinematography, music, setting and props.






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