Name of movie: Strangers on a Train
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Stars: Farley Granger, Ruth Roman and Robert Walker
Date released: June 30th, 1951
The movie is in black and white so instead of looking at colours, I'll look at contrasts.
- Shot time: 6 minutes, 15 seconds into the movie
The shot used is an over-the-shoulder, medium close-up shot to allow the viewer to get a glimpse of Guy Haines' (played by Farley Granger) reactions to the strong opinions and suggestions being made by Bruno Anthony (played by Robert Walker) whilst continuing to show how relaxed Bruno is about revealing all of this to Guy - whether this is due to Bruno's intentions to have Guy kill his father for him or whether it's the side affects of the alcohol he's consumed is unclear. We also see Bruno's relaxation around Guy despite their topic of conversation through Bruno's lack of care for personal space as he slaps Guy's hand away when he reaches to take away his drink before the conversation goes any further.
Both characters in the shot are seen in suits of some description to show off their wealth compared to others on the train - although we learn that it was most likely that it was Bruno's mother that bought him the suit as his father 'hates him' and he doesn't appear to have at the moment (suggested by him speaking about how his father thinks he should be doing).
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