This film was made in 1943 by Alfred Hitchcock, from the beginning the film shows contrast. We meet Uncle Charlie first, he is lying down but he looks tense and on edge. The lighting in the room is dark, a lot of shadows are shown. He is holding a cigar dressed in a suit, then the camera shows the money laying on the table and some dropped on the floor. This shows us that he can afford the luxuries in life yet he doesn't care about the money. The area in which he lives is run down, grim and looks like a deprived area. Then we see the contrast when we meet Charlie. Charlie is Uncle Charlie's niece. Charlie is laying on the bed the same as her Uncle earlier in the film, the lighting is brighter and the area looks more up beat, and happy like they are a lot better off. Charlie looks like she is wearing just a day dress but it could be classed as formal wear. Charlie looks a lot more relaxed on the bed. This shows the big contrast in the opening scene of Shadow of a Doubt.
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