Rear Window Opening Analysis, Alfred Hitchcock, 1954
I have chosen to analysise this clip due to it been a Thriller movie, that does follow the conventions but is not high in violence. My film will not contain any voilence, much like Rear Window contains very low on screen amounts.
The camera is steady and comes towards the window. The curtains are drawn with a window been shown to the audience, we are not aware yet what it means. But through non-diagetic we see the words 'Rear Window', and 'Alfred Hitchcock' placed upon it, instantly showing us the type of film that we are about to watch, due to our previous knowledge of Alfred Hitchcock and his various work. Then the camera travels towards the window to establish the setting, a dolly zoom is used to create a dramatic entrance to the scene. The scenery from the window is shown and this is quite pleasant and create a peaceful atmosphere. However, through the window we can ehar the ambient sounds such as people in the streets and car horns going off, suggesting that something is about to happen from behind this window.
This is the first sequence we can see which could potentially contain some drama. As we are not aware what is going on, we can only hear the conversation what is being said, we begin to want to know more. I personally wanted to know what he was talking on the phone! The difference between this shot and the last is that this shot is shown from the outide looking in, maybe to show his relaxed expression, however, the earlier scene was in the outside looking out, giving the audience an early idea of what they are to expect. From his facial expression, we can see that his attention is not all focused on the phonecall, but he infact has something else on his mind. Placed after this shot, is a shot of what he is looking at, which we find to be the other people in their flat doing certain activities in their home.
The camera is steady and comes towards the window. The curtains are drawn with a window been shown to the audience, we are not aware yet what it means. But through non-diagetic we see the words 'Rear Window', and 'Alfred Hitchcock' placed upon it, instantly showing us the type of film that we are about to watch, due to our previous knowledge of Alfred Hitchcock and his various work. Then the camera travels towards the window to establish the setting, a dolly zoom is used to create a dramatic entrance to the scene. The scenery from the window is shown and this is quite pleasant and create a peaceful atmosphere. However, through the window we can ehar the ambient sounds such as people in the streets and car horns going off, suggesting that something is about to happen from behind this window.
This is the first sequence we can see which could potentially contain some drama. As we are not aware what is going on, we can only hear the conversation what is being said, we begin to want to know more. I personally wanted to know what he was talking on the phone! The difference between this shot and the last is that this shot is shown from the outide looking in, maybe to show his relaxed expression, however, the earlier scene was in the outside looking out, giving the audience an early idea of what they are to expect. From his facial expression, we can see that his attention is not all focused on the phonecall, but he infact has something else on his mind. Placed after this shot, is a shot of what he is looking at, which we find to be the other people in their flat doing certain activities in their home.
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