The Third Man (1949), Directed by Carol Reed.
- Music: use of music is ironic - joyful tone of sounds juxtapose with dark themes and subject matter of film - building tension and unease. Also, sharp/shrill sounds are used to mark a dangerous event.
- Themes: betrayal, deceit, blackmail, love, lies, murder, mystery, irony - typical of genre.
- Characters: often ill-fated from the start - foreshadowing. Characters also often get other's names wrong, suggesting that not everyone is as they seem; hidden identity etc.
- Motifs: (common recurring themes/images - props, visuals, sounds etc.) are given to the characters - eg. smoking, walking stick, cards, dog, brushing hair etc.
- Camera: tight framing, unbalanced composition, deep shots, expressive shot types eg. low/high/canted/over shoulder shots - all add to the uneasy tone of film.
- Mise-en-scene: cigarette smoke, trench coats/hats, low-key lighting, low field of vision - mystery, settings (war-torn, streets, alleyways, tunnels, construction areas, bars) - typical of genre.
- Narrative: unresolved ending, narration, hidden identity, murder, law-breaking, repetition eg. film ends in the same setting as it started, funeral.
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