Scene Analysis; Meeting Rick
The first Café scene in Casablanca is where the audience is slowly introduced to Rick after multiple characters have spoken about him.
We are introduced to "Rick's Café American" with an establishing shot of the sign, lit in high-key lighting, whilst upbeat music is playing in the background and the lyrics stated "It had to be you.", this conveys that the audience has arrived at the destination of the mysterious Rick and are in relief. The camera then follows a young man towards the door of the Café, almost as if the camera is a customer and scans the room. In this shot we are shown the diverse ethnic groups in the Café but also the wide variety of classes too. The scene is very well lit and contrasts the darker tones to tones of grey, connoting a happy and joyful environment.
The camera then pans into the piano player; Sam , using a mid-shot, which has a massive grin on his face whilst singing along to the music. Sam is possibly represented as the Gimmick in the film as not only the entertainer but also he is the only African-American in the film, which is based in the 1940's. As an audience we are then introduced to 2 men sitting at a table talking about they are waiting for they're visa to "escape" Casablanca. One of the men is sitting at the table , slouched and drinking whilst saying; "I'm going to die in Casablanca". Meanwhile , the other man sitting with his back to the camera , is calm and more interested in the women in front of him than the convosation he was having.
We are introduced to "Rick's Café American" with an establishing shot of the sign, lit in high-key lighting, whilst upbeat music is playing in the background and the lyrics stated "It had to be you.", this conveys that the audience has arrived at the destination of the mysterious Rick and are in relief. The camera then follows a young man towards the door of the Café, almost as if the camera is a customer and scans the room. In this shot we are shown the diverse ethnic groups in the Café but also the wide variety of classes too. The scene is very well lit and contrasts the darker tones to tones of grey, connoting a happy and joyful environment.
The camera then pans into the piano player; Sam , using a mid-shot, which has a massive grin on his face whilst singing along to the music. Sam is possibly represented as the Gimmick in the film as not only the entertainer but also he is the only African-American in the film, which is based in the 1940's. As an audience we are then introduced to 2 men sitting at a table talking about they are waiting for they're visa to "escape" Casablanca. One of the men is sitting at the table , slouched and drinking whilst saying; "I'm going to die in Casablanca". Meanwhile , the other man sitting with his back to the camera , is calm and more interested in the women in front of him than the convosation he was having.
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