Rear Window Analysis

Hitchcock answers a few questions about the plot by using the long panning shot in the beginning of the film. This shot feels like a tour of the neighborhood and gives us a feel of what kind of neighborhood it is and what the people who live in it are like. The audio in this shot also serves the same purpose. We hear sounds that help us know that this neighborhood is lively.



I like this video because the narrator analyzes things I wouldn't have thought of analyzing, like the lighting and the facial expressions.

Something that I analyzed was that much of the film's plot was told through long panning shots. Every time one of these shots occurred, I knew something important was about to happen.