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"1. 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.  \nThe music sets the easy going mood of the movie, bring a light tone to the characters giving the audience an happy atmosphere to play along with. \n  \n2. Discuss the characters of Caldicott and Charters in this scene. What do the performances of Caldicott and Charters add to this scene.  \nBoth characters bring the comic relief the scene needs with the chitchat. \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. \nHitchcock uses trivial conversation, profile shots and moves the camera in one direction(from the door to the stairs)with Iris centered around everybody... the two companions plus the hotel manager. The other characters serving as audience to the action without leaving the necessary information behind. "
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