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Discuss the use of light in Schindler’s List Schindler’s List is an amazing story of human nature, hatred, greed, lust, envy, anger, love, empathy, and most importantly strength. Director Steven Spielberg chose to shoot the film in black and white, free from odd angles and tricky lighting. His plain approach allowed the true story to shock the viewer without Hollywood glamour imposing on the true horror. Speilberg used colour in only four sections of the film to make a point of impression. Spielberg shot the film on location in Poland and incorporating this with the use of monochrome captured the mood of oppression, evil and suffering. There are ghastly and realistic death scenes emphasized by the blood; inky rather than crimson gives us harrowing images without the gore. Spielberg’s choice of black and white allowed the viewer to concentrate more on details, for example, when the women are lying in the bunks talking, the camera is angled up on the scared faces, light falling across them clearly showing the frightened expressions. Spielberg uses light, or lack of it to signify a mood, for example Schindler’s desperation to save the Jews as he bribes the Nazi o