Alfred Hitchcock In Vertigo

Alfred Hitchcock In Vertigo

The human eye is a funny thing. It gives us an accurate depiction of the world, informing us as to how we inhabit space and as to what we can learn from the space around us. To put it shortly, our eyes tell us about life. Vision can be remarkably narrow, in the sense that we are confined to it, but cinema can be eye opening – even life changing. Cameras and lenses allow us to alter this fixed view. When we are successfully able to alter our fixed perception of the world, we can get some miraculous, powerful, meaningful results. Alfred Hitchcock was very aware of the power of directing an eye. Through lens and camera, Hitchcock oh so naturally and subtly directs the viewer – directs us. One important case study into Hitchcock's use of the ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ...In every shot in every scene with Scottie and Madeline leading up to the first time they interact, Madeline is framed by some element in Scottie's view, may it be classical columns in the California Palace of the Legion of Honor, the front gate of The Brocklebank, 1000 Mason St apartment building that Madeline lives in, a door way, a car window, or an alley way. Hitchcock creates a clear spacial and compositional separation between Scottie and Madeline – us and Madeline. It's true from the very start in a striking image in Ernie's. In the shot, from Scottie's point of view, Madeleine is framed by a vibrant red doorway, in front of her, and then again by another similar doorway behind her, creating a tunnel effect that both separates Scottie and draws him in. (17:47) Madeleine is also placed center frame, adding to the one point perspective created by the doorways, and is dressed in an equally vibrant green dress, complementary to the red doorways and walls. This framing style, tunnel effect, is continued throughout the scene until Madeleine exits Ernie's at 18:23, where she is again framed by two doorways and a mirror. It's only fitting that Hitchcock draws us in with the most explicit and powerful framing for the first time the audience and Scottie meet

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