WHY WAS THE CABINET OF DR CALIGARI’S USE OF MISE EN SCENE, CINEMATOGRAPHY AND EDITING SO INNOVATIVE?

One most noticeable mise en scene from The Cabinet Of Dr Caligari was the shapes and sizes of the doors and windows. One thing to note about some the set was that it was painted with colors that would fully show when in black white. This abstract look of the doors and windows actually allows the viewer to pay more attention to the set.

Another noticeable mise on scene was the low key lighting. Low key lighting creates a highlighting effect on each scene on the film so that even though some focus may be on the set in the background, the lighting can move your focus onto what they want you to see.

The Cabinet Of Dr Caligari was filmed using 6 film roles so each role had a time whilst being switched for the audience to take a break and reflect on what they’d seen.

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