How does Hitchock's use of cinematic techniques help create the evil character of Bruno in the film 'Srangers Train'?
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ENGLISH GCSE COURSEWORK MAY 2002 ANDREW HINDE 10C HOW DOES HITCHOCK'S USE OF CINEMATIC TECHNIQUES HELP CREATE THE EVIL CHARACTER OF BRUNO IN THE FILM 'STRANGERS ON A TRAIN'? Bruno, when first seen in 'Strangers on a Train' behaves as if he is a normal person, however, as the film progresses his character changes and at the end of the film he is seen as if he were a mental patient who has been 'let loose' without any control. Throughout the film the camera angles are cleverly used to make him appear as evil. This clever technique is made possible by the camera angle being used to concentrate on hard sharp images, which gives the person watching the film a feeling of evil. If the film director wanted to give a feeling of a character being warm and approachable he would have used softer camera angles that would have made people watching the film...

