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"I know I'm super-late to this discussion, but I still want to share my thoughts... \n  \n1. Using specific examples, describe how Hitchcock opens The Lady Vanishes. What tone, mood, or atmosphere is Hitchcock establishing for the audience very early on in this picture? Pay particular attention to the music. \n  \nLike Dr. Edwards and Gehring said in the video, the lively, happy music establishes a light mood amidst the chaotic scene. Once again, Hitchcock opens the film in a crowded setting, and frames it in a way that you can see everybody on the screen to convey how busy the inn and the manager are. \n  \nOne thing that caught my attention was the actual opening, right before where the DD starts, with the pan over the miniature set where we can see the trains and the avalanche. I thought it was interesting that a couple of years later, he would start Rebecca in a very similar way: with a camera pan over the miniature set of Manderlay. \n  \n2. Discuss the characters of Caldicott and Charters in this scene. What do the performances of Caldicott and Charters add to this scene. \n  \nFirst thing is that they are scene stealers. Great, engaging actors that immediately grab your attention They seem to serve as audience channels as I think Hitchcock uses them to voice what the audience might be thinking at the moment. They seem educated and well-traveled. \n  \n3. From their doorway entrance to their staircase exit, describe how Hitchcock uses dialogue, camera movement, and the placement of characters in the frame to establish Iris (Margaret Lockwood) as the star of this scene. \n  \nIt is a perfect way to establish that Iris is an important, wealthy person, and someone that gets what she wants (i.e. kicking a guest out of his room). Hitchcock moves the camera to follow the inn manager all the way to the entrance, and through their walk, and up the stairs. As opposed to previous shots where the camera tried to focus on all the guests, the camera focuses only on the manager, Iris, and her friends. \n  \nAside of camera movement, the way they walk past everybody without not even acknowledging anyone, and how they immediately get \"their\" room without having to register shows how important they are. They know everybody there, they know the place, the room, the sheets, so they can just walk up. "
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