A Raisin in the Sun is a drama, written by Lorraine Hansberry, which tells a story about a colored family that is debating on the uses of the insurance money, worth ten thousand dollars. After several sequences of arguments, fights, and serious discussions, the money is invested toward a house that has been a dream for the family to own. Not only was this the first drama brought on Broadway by an African American female writer, but she was also awarded the New York Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Play of the Year (Plays 1729). Afterwards, the play was produced into a movie by Daniel Petrie. The film is closely related to the play and is a successful translation from play to film because of cinematography, actors, and relevance to the story Hansberry wrote.
             The cinematography in the film is achieved well. One use of cinematography that stands out is the lighting effect. The movie is produced on black and white film instead of color. Black and white films are difficult to shoot if the actors have dark colored skin. The reason is simply because people with dark skins, like African Americans, tend to become overexposed or underexposed because of the strong light contrast with the darkness and lightness. Therefore, lighting the subjects in a particular fashion is vital to reveal their facial expressions, and the director does an admirable job to keep the character's skin tone from becoming too dark or too light.
             The movie consists of medium shots. A medium shot is a scene from the person's waist to the top of the head. This is commonly used in all the movies because most of the action can be shot in medium shots (Alexander). Some of the important scenes, such as Walter arguing with his family about the money, Mr. Linder's offer for their house, and Walter's final answer to Mr. Linder, are all medium shots.
             Other types of camera shots are long shots, angle shots, and reaction shots. Long shots are there to e...