{"id":19878,"date":"2023-05-15T15:14:50","date_gmt":"2023-05-15T15:14:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/questions\/research-paper-and-formal-analysis-of-two-films-directed-by-alfred-hitchcock-rear-window-and-vertigo\/"},"modified":"2023-05-15T15:14:50","modified_gmt":"2023-05-15T15:14:50","slug":"research-paper-and-formal-analysis-of-two-films-directed-by-alfred-hitchcock-rear-window-and-vertigo","status":"publish","type":"questions","link":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/questions\/research-paper-and-formal-analysis-of-two-films-directed-by-alfred-hitchcock-rear-window-and-vertigo\/","title":{"rendered":"Research paper and formal analysis of two films directed by Alfred Hitchcock, ‘Rear Window’ and ‘Vertigo’"},"content":{"rendered":"

Essay Format and Length<\/u><\/b>:<\/p>\n

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  • Essay must be typed and double spaced in MLA format.<\/li>\n
  • 5-7 pages but in this case, 5 pages is just fine (including a required “Works Cited” page).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
    Film Citation<\/u>:<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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    • Both films must be cited in the Works Cited list at the end of the paper<\/li>\n
    • In-text citations from scenes in the films must include timestamps. Use the guide below:<\/li>\n
    • In-text:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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      1. (Rear Window 01:15:15-01:20:03)<\/li>\n
      2. (Vertigo 1:25:15-01:40:05)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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        • Works Cited:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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          1. Rear Window. <\/i>Directed by Alfred Hitchcock, performances by James Stewart and Grace Kelly. Paramount Pictures, 1954.<\/li>\n
          2. Vertigo<\/i>. Directed by Alfred Hitchcock, performances by James Stewart and Kim Novak. Warner Brothers, 1958.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
            In the essay, you are going to be responding to three questions about both films:<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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            Final Paper Question #1<\/u><\/b>:<\/div>\n
            1. How does Alfred Hitchcock create suspense? (2-3 pages)<\/span><\/div>\n
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            • Choose one scene from each film to analyze<\/li>\n
            • For each scene, describe Hitchcock’s employment of ALL<\/u> of the following elements of film we have explored this semester<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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              1. Editing<\/li>\n
              2. Shots \/ Camera movement<\/li>\n
              3. Lighting<\/li>\n
              4. Sound & music<\/li>\n
              5. Mise-en-scene<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
                Final Paper Question #2<\/u>:<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
                2. In your opinion, do the main titles and opening sequences provide a framework to set up the larger themes and events of each film? How? (1-2 pages)<\/div>\n
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                • Describe how Hitchcock gives insight into the events to come in the first few minutes of each film<\/li>\n
                • Use at least two (2)<\/u> elements of film making to support your answer (from Question 1)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
                  Final Paper Question #3<\/u>:<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
                  3. When did critics\/audiences begin writing about how Hitchcock created a sensation of suspense? At the time of each film’s release, or in later analysis? (1-2 pages)<\/div>\n
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                  • Give at least one (1) example from film reviews published in 1954 and 1958 (the year of each film’s release) which i uploaded in the files below.<\/li>\n
                  • Give at least one (1) example from film reviews\/analysis written after 1954 and 1958 (a more current analysis) which i uploaded in the files below as well.<\/li>\n
                  • Each example should discuss at least one (1)<\/u> of the elements of film listed in Question 1<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n
                    All in all, this paper requires for both films to be watched and hopefully the instructions are very clear. Thank you.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

                    Essay Format and Length: Essay must be typed and double spaced in MLA format. 5-7 pages but in this case, 5 pages is just fine (including a required “Works Cited” page). Film Citation: Both films must be cited in the Works Cited list at the end of the paper In-text citations from scenes in the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"disciplines":[706],"paper_types":[],"tagged":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/questions\/19878"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/questions"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/questions"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19878"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/questions\/19878\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19878"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"disciplines","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/disciplines?post=19878"},{"taxonomy":"paper_types","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/paper_types?post=19878"},{"taxonomy":"tagged","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tagged?post=19878"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}