Alfred Hitchcock Editing Techniques Essay

I noticed a few of Hitchcock's editing techniques that made the film stand out than in other films. He uses tracking shots, repetition, and the use of the color that makes the film __________ which ___________. The camera follows the plot through Scottie's perspective; thus catching every little detail he does. Toward the beginning of the movie, Scottie is shown trailing Madeleine. As he followers her throughout San Francisco, he observes every single movement of her and the camera picks it all up. For example, there is a far shot of Madeleine in the museum sitting in front of a large painting of a woman. The camera zooms in at a steady pace to catch every detail of appearance of Madeline, not missing any detail from a shot of her unusual hair style, to the bouquet of flowers and then to the painting which shows a portrait of a woman who is identical to Madeleine. Following is a close up of Scottie’s reaction to this _______ he made between the two woman. This leads into the repetition editing Hitchcock uses
Scottie’s ex-fiance is yellow; her clothing, the walls in her apartment, her furniture, anything _____ to her. Whereas Scottie is shown with the color red: his suit, the chairs he sits on, and usually the background. Madeleine’s color is green. The first time we see Madeleine is at the restaurant where she is wearing an emerald green gown that makes her stand out from everyone else. As Scottie and Madeleine get to know each other more and fall in love with other, their colors blend and switch which represents the connection between them. After Madeleine’s death, Hitchcock uses animation in one of Scottie’s dreams that use a lot of flashing green and red to ___________. Scottie associates green with Madeleine because when he sees Judy for the first time, she is wearing a green dress parallel to him seeing Madeleine for the first time. The colors are used to