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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.  \n He establishes a calm, light-hearted, and jovial atmosphere.  The music gives you a sense that something comedic could happen at any moment.   \n   \n 2. Discuss the characters of Caldicott and Charters in this scene. What do the performances of Caldicott and Charters add to this scene.  \n They give us a little more insight into what is going on, and we get a look into the minds of everyone stranded in the lobby. \n   \n 3. 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 The camera doesn't move off of them, except when it turns back to see all the other people in the lobby watching the girls intently.  They are front and center, and take up most of the frame.  Iris corrected the hotel clerk's pronunciation to a fancier version, giving her more of a star quality. \n "
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