realism: the realism in the film is mostly presented by the plot and how it relates to real world events such as WW2. the introduction sets the scene and tells us how so many people ended up in Casablanca which is factually correct.

tone: the tone of the film is mostly light-hearted and romantic and presents a sort of escapism for the audience who’s lives would have been affected by the war at this time

film noir: the film uses a film noir style as it uses lighting that would accommodate a black and whit movie. for example uses bright lighting for lighter scenes and darker lighting for more sadder scenes

dialogue: when rick says “everybody in Casablanca has problems yours may work out” he is telling ilsa that her problems are not that big compared to some of the other people who are in Casablanca due to the fact that the may be fighting in the war or have been exiled from there country

underscoring: when Rick shoots the general there is an underscore as this is a monumental point in the plot.

sound motif: when Sam the piano player sings “as time goes by” it reminds ilsa of the old times when she was together with rick and Sam

synchronous music : the music we here at the end of the movie is the same as the music at the start of the movie. this properly tells the audience that the movie is done and finished

sound mixing: The sound of dialogue, piano glasses clinking and background noise is all mixed into one scene