Rosemary

The contrast between spaces plays an vital part in exhibiting suspense. The most dramatic scenes occured using a wide-angle lens in narrow spaces creating depth within the shot, such as in a hallway when Rosemary is stumbling around after being drugged. The more serene scenes came when the frame appeared less convoluted with objects and appeared to contain flat space, such as Rosemary and her husband eating dinner prior to Rosemary becoming inebriated. .
             Although space provided a great sense of suspense within the film, it also added to the character storyline. For example, as Rosemary becomes pregnant she takes ill and is restricted from leaving the house, with exceptions from visiting the doctor. This isolation is evident due to Rosemary primarily being the only character in the frame during her pregnancy. It is as if the walls of the apartment are confining her. Moreover, this separation of Rosemary from other characters, specifically her husband, further emphasizes the isolation that she is facing. The space used in the scenes where she is alone represents extremely her loneliness. On another character, Mrs. Castavet seemed to always appear middle-to-upclose within the frame. This allowed for viewers to feel extremely close to you similarly to how close she was to Rosemary. The angles Mrs. Castavet was portrayed within particular shots seemed to compliment her extreme nosiness. .
             The contrast between tonal compositions, such as light and dark, as well as creating dramatic sequences by using strong color hues was used as visual components to accentuate the mood of the film. The dark scenes of Rosemary's memory of her Catholic school upbringing contrast the bright apartment. Evil is made of all things "bright and beautiful." The Church, on the other hand, appears mysterious and sinister. Through a drug in a dessert given to Rosemary from Mrs. Casavet, Rosemary goes from the well lit kitchen, to the darkness of the hallway eventually coming into the gloomy bedroom falling asleep.