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Horror movie Scene Analysis 2022

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Scene Analysis: This activity will consist of two parts: a specific scene analysis and brainstorming for possible ideas for the response for Rear Window. Part 1: Identify and analyze a specific scene you think you will use in your response paper over Rear Window. Remember, the argument has to include some aspect of the male gaze (whether you’re showing how this film supports Mulvey’s theory and/or how it challenges it). Be sure to read the response prompt before picking your scene. Be sure to identify the scene with the time stamp so I can go and look at it if I need to do so. Much like the scene analysis table for Week 10, you are going to take down notes for EACH shot in your film You may want to create a table, but if you do so, use the landscape formatting so you can room for more columns. Part of the grade will be about how easily I can see the details for each shot so just organize it in a way that makes sense.

Horror movie Scene Analysis 2022

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Scene Analysis
The Introduction of Lisa from Rear Window directed by Alfred Hitchcock.
Part 1.
Description Analysis
1. The scene starts around fifteen
minutes into the movie with the
camera moving across the courtyard
buildings at dusk, showing lighted
windows before moving into Jeffery
Stewart's apartment, showing him fast
asleep. A shadow then slowly moves
across his face. Jeff opens his eyes,
seems briefly concerned before
smiling as he realizes that it is Lisa.
The lighting is a classic technique of the
horror genre. The technique creates a false
impression of Jeff being in trouble. However,
the camera then cuts to his point of view,
showing a beautiful woman who he
recognizes. She moves to a close-up, almost
looking directly into the camera. This is
related to one of the key themes in the film,
voyeurism. Lisa moves towards the camera,
creating the illusion that she is gracefully
descending towards the audience, ensuring
that they are excited by her appearance.
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2. In the next shot, Lisa leans in to kiss
Jeffrey. They then engage in a
whispered conversation that stops
when Jeff makes a joke.
Editing is used to present the kiss in slow
motion. This is a classic convention of the
romance genre, with the shot being very close
up. All noises from outside the apartment
have been cut out to draw the intimacy of the
scene (Kelly 15). Also, Lisa speaks in a husky
voice to maintain the romantic nature of the
situation. This atmosphere is, however,
broken when Jeff makes the joke. This
establishes the two actor’s characters as well
as the quality of their relationship (Schatz
462). The shot also portrays the subplot of
conflict showing Lisa putting effort into their
relationship while Jeff is pulling away.
3. Lisa pulls away from Jeff and starts
turning on the lights while moving
further away in the room.
The camera pulls away to a midshot,
reflecting the emotional distance between the
two characters. It then pans around the room
showing Lisa in darkness before turning on
three lights herself. The sizes of the shot
gradually increase. Lisa is lit by soft side
lighting, with her posture and costume
portraying her as a glamourous person. The
shot selection gives the audience a chance to
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