1. Scene Analysis - Alfred Hitchcock's Vertigo
Set in the hauntingly secluded locations of mid-twentieth century San Francisco, Alfred Hitchcock's film "Vertigo," is a hypnotic tale of one man's struggle for power, his hopeless search for his ideal love and his abandonment of reality for an illusion. ... The camera pans slowly across Scottie's apartment at the beginning of the scene, finally stopping to pause for several seconds at an open bedroom door, drawing emphasis on the subject of the shot. ... When Madeleine hesitantly obliges, the audience sees her from a high angle shot that further emphasizes her vulnerability and...
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