This film is called Vertigo by Alfred Hitchcock. What I love about this scene is that Hitchcock changed the music a lot to fit the mood of the scene and the characters. At the beginning it’s very orchestral and soothing to show their emotion and the love they have for each other, then the music builds and the violins get stronger and sharper. This was to show that something bad was about to happen. The music builds to create an atmosphere for the audience to keep them engaged in what is going on in the scene. Basically in this film the male character that you see (Detective Scottie) has vertigo which is the fear of heights. As he is climbing up the stairs running after the female character Judy he looks down and as he does this the camera pulls up away from the floor giving it more of an elongated look, making him seem higher from the floor than he actually is. This was a very good camera trick Hitchcock used to create more of the feel of vertigo and perspective distortion. Hitchcock was known as the master of suspense and with this he chose the right music to put into this particular shot as he used very fast paced sharp orchestral music to give of this effect.
This is the perfect example of
the direction I would like my film to go towards. I would like to be able to
use music and camera angles to create a certain effect and create an atmosphere
for my audience. I love things that have meaning. I love it when in movies
characters do not have to speak but the music, their expressions and the camera
angles tell the story for them.
Stephanie Ndubuokwu x
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