Tuesday 12 January 2010

Analysis of opening scene 'Vertigo'

We watched the opening scene of 'Vertigo' - Alfred Hitch-cock. We are seeing if it meets the conventions of thriller.
First thing that we realized is that it had very dramatic aery music which engaged the audience to feel part of the action. Like many other thrillers it was very fast paced, and it cut from the protagonist to the antagonist quite often.



At the beginning of the opening sequence there is a close up on the ladder bar and then we see a hand clasp the bar. This come to a surprise to the audience and gives a element of confusion, its only until we notice that it is a ladder and people climbing up it do we understand what is going on. The confusion engages the audience which is common in a thriller film.

There is a mid shot of the character looking down and then the camera does a point of view shot so that the audience follows the characters gaze down. The audience seeing the characters reaction then having the point of view shot makes them relate to the character. This is common in a thriller to help the audience feel a part of what is going on and relate to the characters.

The scene is very dark, this is a convention of a thriller.

The antagonist got away, leaving the protagonist with a unsolved crime, which will set the scene for the rest of the film, also this leaves the audience feeling engaged, and gripped for the rest of the film.

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