Screening #2 – M

In one of the first scenes, the elements of lighting and angles are shown. A man met a young girl and is asking her to introduce herself. As he is talking, his shadow is casted on a poster. This creates a dark image of him, where you cannot see his features. This element portrays him to seem creepy and suspicious. In the same scene, the camera is also positioned where you cannot see the girl but only the man talking down to her. This creates a sense of power that he has over the small child. It contributes to the overall film because all of these details help us understand the next scene that implies the child is now gone, because she was taken by the man.