The Birds Suspense Analysis

‘The Birds’ was far most one of the most successful suspense films of its time and possibly all time. It is directed film by one of the great founding films for the horror Alfred Hitchcock. The movie was based on a novel by Daphne DuMaurier, I think this is a extraordinary, exceptional film because it does everything a suspense film should have, and Hitchcock went beyond. I am proceed to examined special effects such as lighting, color and camera techniques. Throughout the movie, The Birds, Hitchcock was very impressive in his dramatic techniques because of the tension it built in various scenes made this film accomplish it horror genre in addition to suspense. Hitchcock had fooled viewers thinking the film was comedy because of the use of
bright lights and warm colors. He made the viewers understand the characters’ story before unleashing the horror in the rest of the film. The film had a modern touch for it era, as the result of the use of Technicolor. Through misconception the atmosphere is set in most scenes, for instance when Melanie Daniels and Mitch Brenner are in the bird shop it is very clear and vivid which display in the characters behavior in the scene is. Also towards the end the lighting and colour create a dark and sinister atmosphere. The color green has been use throughout the film, The Birds, for example in the scene where Melanie is driving the boat, surrounding her was green such as the landscape, her green coat also been use throughout the film.