Alfred Hitchcocks North by Northwest
Alfred Hitchcock's North by Northwest This movie was pretty interesting. At first, I didn't look forward to completing thisassignment, but once I started watching, I was very interested. The dialogue was clever,but the music was a little bold. I would say it was cheesy but that probably isn't the way tosay it artistically. I noticed there were strong beats and drums for climatic and intenseparts such as the fight scenes. Softer music for the calm, don't-worry-everything-is-safescenes. I think sound played a major part in the scene were Robert Thornhill(Cary Grant)
I noticed that the lighting gets very soft and misty when there's a romantic scene. For instance, at the auction,the viewer knows that the bad guy has bidded and bought a piece of artwork but becausethere is an important confrontation going on, we don't think of its significance. Eve Campbell(Eva Marie Saint), look like anaccomplice to murder. Lighting and viewpoint played big roles in determining the mood for this movie aswell. Also, the actor's face if often very illuminated. The scene where Thornhill is spying on thebad guys is an example. Waiting for the sound of the cars to get louder,which means they are close brings impatience. Thisconfirms that she is in cahoots with the bad guys. Itis often low in the mysterious scenes as well. Also, that scene is importantbecause it makes the love interest, Ms. The view point is from the lower corner. Another place where the camera leads the eye is at the train station. One more thing I noticed was howhaving other things going on can draw the viewer's attention.
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