▁from ▁the ▁frame ▁composition ▁and ▁cin ematic ▁focus ▁of ▁a ▁film . ▁Since ▁g rit ty ▁elements ▁like ▁sex ▁and ▁violence ▁were ▁restricted ▁during ▁the ▁film ing ▁of ▁Bl onde ▁Ice , ▁dram atic ▁pla cement ▁of ▁characters ▁and ▁cre ative ▁camera ▁angles ▁had ▁to ▁be ▁used ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁convey ▁the ▁kind ▁of ▁t ension ▁one ▁would ▁receive ▁from ▁a ▁movie ▁that ▁was ▁not ▁allowed ▁to ▁port ray ▁an ▁in ordinate ▁amount ▁of ▁violence ▁and ▁sex . ▁ ▁There ▁is ▁a ▁scene ▁were ▁we ▁see ▁Stanley ▁Mason ▁in ▁his ▁office ▁after ▁his ▁eng agement ▁to ▁Cla ire . ▁This ▁scene ▁draw s ▁a ▁lot ▁of ▁importance ▁as ▁Cla ire , ▁strugg les ▁with ▁Her rick ▁and ▁with ▁a ▁hand gun . ▁She ▁ends ▁up ▁getting ▁shot ▁in ▁the ▁struggle . ▁ ▁The ▁deep ▁focus ▁shot ▁provides ▁the ▁building ▁susp ense ▁to ▁view ers . ▁The ▁deep ▁focus ▁sh ots ▁and ▁asym met rical ▁balance ▁to ▁the ▁frame ▁in ▁this ▁instance ▁is ▁so ▁important ▁to ▁the ▁film ▁mak ers ▁so ▁they ▁could ▁ade qu ately ▁convey ▁the ▁right ▁amount ▁of ▁t ension ▁in ▁the ▁a ▁time ▁period ▁where ▁violence ▁was ▁restricted . ▁ ▁Light ing ▁is ▁probably ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁defining ▁features ▁of ▁a ▁film ▁no ir . ▁High ▁contrast , ▁no ▁fill ▁light , ▁and ▁extremely ▁long ▁sh adows . ▁The ▁dark er ▁the ▁better . ▁We ▁see ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁extreme ▁high ▁and ▁low ▁angles ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁“ ch oker ” ▁close ▁up ▁sh ots , ▁so ▁the ▁film