complete seq analysis- Vertigo ‘Ernie’s restaurant’ Flashcards
how does the sequence start?
Establishing shot- dark shot, red tinted windows ‘danger’
the shot ___________ into a long ______________ shot, giving a slow _______-________ feeling
dissolves, panning, dream-like
what diegetic sounds are there?
no music, sounds of people talking
what does the set design represent?
- emphasis on colour red
- represents sensuality in terms of scotty’s desire
- danger with Scotty’s obsession
what happens to the music?
begins to swell as the camera focuses on M
What colour is M’s dress and how does it contrast to the rest of the scene?
- green opposite to red on colour wheel
- mise-en-scene resembles a painting, expressive approach
how is Hitchcock’s auteur theory shown here?
- stylistic story telling
- use of colour and voyeurism
how is M represented through Scottie’s gaze?
- subjective eye
- unrealistic flow
- profile shot places S lower down on the frame, betrays rule of thirds.
- he feels inferior to her
Madeline ‘glides’ out the restaurant. what does this depict?
- omnipotent, ethereal feel
- ‘porphyria’s lover’
how can Malvey’s ‘male gaze’ be applied here?
- objectification, gaze like a painting
- reflects heterosexual director
