Cinematography and Mise-en-scene

Mise-en-scene is the arrangement of everything that appears in the framing – lighting, actors décor, props, costume – it's called mise-en-scène which is a French term which means “placing on stage.” The frame and camerawork are also considered part of the mise-en-scène of a movie

Cinematography is the art of photography and camerawork in film-making.

In this shot we have Michael O'Hara who is enshrouded and surrounded in shadows due to the harsh key lighting that is cast upon him.

This kind of lighting is used throughout film noir films as to allude to the mysterious nature of their character and plot. 

The Lady of Shanghai also diverges from the visual styles of film noir by using key lighting in scenes that scatter and light up whole areas, creating less shadows (as show in the shots on the ); in this way it creates debate and question on whether it truly is a film noir.

When looking at the mise-en-scene in the funhouse we see that we're presented with vastly distorted areas, seemingly used to disorient the viewers, maybe having us identify with Michael and how he's trying to make sense of the twists and turns within the film's finale scene.