November 26, 2013
The lighting of this film was very neutral and ambient because there were many fades to convey a transition but at the same time, the lighting, including the black and white aspect, fit with the tone of the film as it conveyed a feeling of creepiness. One another note, the costumes seemed fitting to the characters but at the same time they felt awkward as they seem very cliché, but that may only be because of the genre conventions that have come about in the past years in horror. The one thing I paid attention to in the film at all times was the continuity editing. It fit very well with what Murnau was trying to convey through this adaption because of the use of match on action throughout.
In comparison, the film The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920) closely resembles the effect choices in Nosferatu. The continuity editing was evident, as well as aspects of German Expression in both films, through odd camera angles and tall, long shadows.
Both films had a creepy, horrific vibe to them which played with the audience as we were always kept on our feet as the suspense continued to build.
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