Sequence Analysis of North by Northwest

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Yung Kim Step 1: The Method One of the repetitions that I have noticed during the film is the use of double full shots during many instances, such as the moment when Thornhill meets a stranger across a street in the middle of nowhere, and when Thornhill meets Kendall in a park. The similarities between the shots exist; two characters first meet at a distance and then the characters merge together somehow. The two full shots give information about how Hitchcock emphasizes the distance Thornhill must travel by framing the characters at edges of the screen. Also, the crossing of Thornhill in both cases by placing a central obstacle in his way exists; with the cornfield, there’s a road and with the pine grove, there are trees that split the frames into pieces. Thornhill then makes the long journey from left to right in order to reach to the other side. These shots emphasize the difficult journey that he is taking in order to achieve what he is looking for. List Repetition: money (cash) “play,” performance r.o.t double full shot (Thornhill & Kendall, Thornhill & a farmer) telephone/telegram fake gun money (cash) Strands: beautiful, rich, powerful, weak Binaries: “gray suit” vs. “black suits”, higherclass vs lowerclass Anomalies: no police in U.N Step 2: Notice and Focus One of the most interesting things that I noticed during the scene is the usage of two full body shot. The two characters seem to be really far from each other, although when there is only an empty street between them. It was interesting to see how the street looks so wide and Thornhill is extremely small compared to it, making the street look like a big obstacle in order to cross to the other side of the street. Another shot that made Thornhill look so small was the very first extreme long shot of the scene. By using the deep space in the background, this adds the suspense to

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