Film 2120 1st Edition Lecture 23 Outline of Last Lecture Outline of Current Lecture I. Other elements of HitchcockCurrent LectureI. Other elements of HitchcockA. Doubling-compare the protagonist and antagonist together1. Plays with innocence and guilt 2. Example: there’s a scene with Thornhill and Vandamm and they circle around each other at the same pace - When Vandamm closes the blinds their suits become the same color - They look like they are from the same cloth-they speak the same(similar diction), polished gentlemen, similar suits B. The “Macguffin”-random plot device that makes the characters do something butin reality the device isn’t really that important 1. Ex: microphone is a “Macguffin” in North by Northwest- Viewers at the beginning think the device is important but it just enables Hitchcock to explore other relationshipsC. Freudian Psychology 1. Mother problems-when male is a baby/child he desires his mother (edipus complex)- This is very present in PsychoD. Repetition and variation1. Example: The man who knew too much (Hitchcock)- A guy gets stabbed in the back-this happens in North by Northwest so there is repetition but there is a little variation with this as well - When a guy gets stabbed in The man who knew too much we know that he is not going to get framed for the murder but in North by Northwest he does 2. Example: The birds (Hitchcock)These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.- There is a huge explosion because of the birds - High establishing shot/high angle to show the explosion and the birds - Transference of guilt- people inside the restaurant didn’t tell a man about the gas leak in time before he caught on
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