The document provides context and summaries for the 1957 play and 1957 film "Twelve Angry Men". It takes place in a New York City courthouse as a jury of 12 men deliberate on a murder case. 11 jurors immediately vote to convict, but Juror #8 votes not guilty and attempts to convince the others. As deliberations progress, the personalities and biases of each juror are revealed. The document then summarizes key aspects of the play/film including characters, themes, language, climax, music, costumes, makeup, lighting techniques, and how they contribute to the overall work.

1. Twelve Angry Men
(Act One)
by Reginald Rose

3. "12 Angry Men" focuses on a jury's
deliberations in a capital murder case. A
12-man jury is sent to begin
deliberations in the first-degree murder
trial of an 18-year old Puerto Rican boy
accused in the stabbing death of his
father, where a guilty verdict means an
automatic death sentence. The case
appears to be open-and-shut:

4. The defendant has a weak alibi; a knife
he claimed to have lost is found at the
murder scene; and several witnesses
either heard screaming, saw the killing
or the boy fleeing the scene. Eleven of
the jurors immediately vote guilty; only
Juror No. 8 (Mr. Davis) casts a not
guilty vote.

5. At first Mr. Davis bases his vote more so
for the sake of discussion; after all, the
jurors must believe beyond a reasonable
doubt that the defendant is guilty. As the
deliberations unfold, the story quickly
becomes a study of the jurors' complex
personalities (which range from wise,
bright and empathetic to arrogant,
prejudiced and merciless),
preconceptions, backgrounds and
interactions.

6. That provides the backdrop to Mr.
Davis' attempts in convincing the other
jurors that a "not guilty" verdict might
be appropriate.

8. Foreman
 short
 serious
 well dressed
 unintelligent man
 makes good decisions
 likes being in charge

9. Juror 2
 shy
 a follower
 easily changes his mind
based on the last person
he spoke to
 no opinion of his own

10. Juror 3
 strong
 forceful
 humorless
 strict
 forces others to agree with
him
 forces his opinion
 his opinion is right
 full of himself

11. Juror 4
 wealthy
 presents himself well all
the time
 serious
 only wants facts
 thinks he is above the
other jurors
 doesn’t like other jurors’
behaviors

12. Juror 5
 scared
 takes his obligations
(responsibility) seriously
 afraid to speak up (especially
to those older than him)
 young
 naïve (not aware of the facts)
 oblivious

13. Juror 6
 nice
 honest
 not too smart
 makes decisions carefully
 accepts opinions he likes
 difficult to create positive
opinions

14. Juror 7
 loud
 wealthy
 quick temper
 very opinionated
 bully
 coward
 quick opinions on things
he knows nothing about
 being on the jury is “waste
of his time”

15. Juror 8
 quiet
 a lot of opinions
 considers others’ opinions
 believes in justice
 seeks the truth
 will fight to get what is right

16. Juror 9
 nice old man
 lives his life strong
 does not hide his age
 does not hold back on his
decisions
 wishes he was more
courageous when younger
 defeated by life
 waiting to die

17. Juror 10
 angry
 miserable
 racist
 hates everyone but himself
 knows his life is going
nowhere

18. Juror 11
 pushover
 do what others want/say
 ashamed because he is a
refugee from Europe
 speaks with accent
 wants justice because he
has been treated unfairly
 compassionate

19. Juror 12
 “all that”
 full of himself
 egocentric
 snob
 bright
 does not understand people
 tries to be a good person

21. The said drama by Reginald Rose is
set in New York City during the
summertime in the 1950s, particularly
in a court jury room, which gives
extreme suspense in the play.
First, the room is uncomfortably hot
with a fan that does not work and
only one window that will open. The
temperature of the room puts stress
on the jury members before they
even begin discussing the case.

22. The heat in the room is similar to the
anger that is felt as the members
begin arguing about the facts of the
case and about their preconceived
notions about one another. It is only
later in the play that a welcoming rain
signals a break in the tension among
the jurors. The temperature has a
direct relationship with the jurors
themselves as well as the suspense
created as they try to remain calm and
rational.

24.  Reflection of American Society
 Justice and judicial system
 Certainty and Doubt
 Stubbornness and Taking A stand
 Fallibility and Memory
 Integrity/ Courage of Conviction
 One Against Many
 Father/Son Relationship
 Anonymity
 Prejudice vs. Sympathies

26. The value of human life
The importance of Justice

28. Colloquial language is
predominant in Twelve Angry
Men, though the film employs
both formal and colloquial
language. In both cases, the
language is also expository or
argumentative. The language
generally becomes more
colloquial and argumentative as
the film progresses.

30. The climax of Twelve Angry Men
is when Juror no. 8 explains to the
rest that the woman across the
street couldn't have seen the
crime just casually looking out her
window from her bed without her
glasses as common sense would
dictate that nobody wears their
glasses to bed.

32. MUSIC:
The value of background music
and its use can be noticed early in
the film. The music is employed to
set the tone, whether it's the
creepy violin audio that's
commonly heard when suspense
is building or the same music used
to convey sadness for the film's
overall relevance.

33. SPECTACLE:
 The scene is composed of two
rather small rooms, one with
windows that overlook the
downtown area and the second
room is a restroom.
 The special effects and quality
can easily be guessed by the black
and white silhouettes of the film.
 The courthouse drama has
assigned twelve men to juror

35. For this play, the designer had
references to show the actors –
1957 style, how men dressed in
that time. But mostly, the
costumes and designs of the
actors reflects on their role and
character on the play.

36. The jurors wear everyday business
clothes suitable for summer. Juror
no. five wears an expensively-
tailored suit. Juror no. seven's
clothes are flashy. Juror no. twelve
dresses smartly but in good taste.

37. The play takes place on an
oppressively hot summer’s day in
New York. Considering the setting
and weather, the characters may
be hot and had to take their jacket
off.

39. The make-up artist seemed to
keep a more minimalist. The hair
was neatly kept, and it was either
neatly gelled or slicked back.
Another key aspect that the make-
up artist keyed in on was the
sweaty appearance. They do the
make up that suits to their role
and then retouch it during the
break.

40. The Character Makeup, as the
name denotes, is used to create a
character to the extent of
changing a subject’s physical
configuration to suit the
requirements of a script. The aim
of theatrical makeup is to
delineate and enhance the role of a
character and to give performers
an additional tool for conveying
the characters being performed.

41. Stage makeup is often used to
create visual stereotypes or clichés
that will be readily understood by
the audience.

42. It encompasses a great deal, varying
age levels, character delineation,
personality traits, unusual facial
features, symbolic figures, men’s
facial hair application, cuts, scars,
bruises, burns, tattoos,
disfigurations, horror designs, and
anything on the face or body that is
created without embellishing or
enhancing the corrective and/or
beauty aspects of the human face or

44. In the movie 12 Angry Men the
beginning lighting technique that
was used is low-key lighting. “Low-
Key lighting design looks dark
overall by comparison. It is marked
by extreme use of deep shadows,
with very high contrast between the
brightest parts of the scene and the
darkest parts, which are obscure in
shadows” (Goodykoontz & Jacobs,
2014).

45. The remainder of the movie was shot
in the jury room and in these scenes
the lighting would be high-key
lighting which has very few shadows
and is used in office scenes of
movies. The impact of these two
lighting techniques sets the scenes
of the movie.

46. In the beginning where low-key
lighting is used the movie starts off at
the front of the courthouse and then
enters the courthouse and shows the
people moving about and allows
shadows to cast of the people to make
it look like the light from the outside is
shining in. The remainder of the movie
is set inside and therefore the office
type of atmosphere is crucial to make
the scene so the viewer can see
everything going on.

47. The lighting techniques contributed to
the theme of the movie by allowing the
viewer to feel as if they were walking
into the courthouse and seeing the
shadows that are cast on the people
and the props used in the scenes as if
they were there themselves.

48. The lighting in the jury room
contributed to the theme of the movie
by again giving the viewer the feeling
that they were in the room too. the
lighting was lit just enough to see the
emotions on the faces of the actors and
allowed the viewer to associate to the
temperature of the room both
environmentally and personally as you
can see the sweat at times on the
actors faces.

49. The indoor or high-key lighting also
allowed the viewer to relate to the
weather outside when it started to rain
as the room did get a little darker as it
would in an office building during rain
and cloudy weather and this type of
lighting suited the genre of the movie
as the movie was based in black and
white and did not over-power the
scenes.