Imperishable is a work that takes Hitchcock's long-shot practice to the extreme

Talia 2021-11-13 08:01:22

Hitchcock is worthy of being a master of nervousness, but he is more than that. He is also a director who is persistently exploring new things in film. In the early days, Hitchcock stuck to Soviet montage theory and German expressionist films, and practiced it through his own films. In the middle and late stages, Hitchcock began to practice the use of long shots. A work that takes his long-shot practice to the extreme. Imperius is a film adapted from a stage play, and it is Hitchcock's first attempt to shoot a color film. But Hitchcock is not satisfied with this. He still has his own plans. Compared with the experimental nature of Hitchcock's filming method, the theme and plot of the soul-removing line are somewhat insignificant. The whole film feels like it was shot with an uninterrupted lens from beginning to end. Shooting a movie with an uninterrupted lens needs to overcome many factors such as venue restrictions, actors, lighting, and photography. In this film, all of these are resolved by Hitchcock. There are many tasks in the film, and the personality is distinct. The arrangement of the camera position adjustment and the performance of the actors are also very accurate, all of which reflect the profound skill of the director Hitchcock. Making this film was an almost crazy idea at the time, perhaps only Hitchcock had such a bold idea. Since the film at the time was only ten minutes, Hitchcock had to divide the film into eight segments to complete the shooting, but Hitchcock's clever special session made the film look like it was done in one go. The long lens can also ensure the continuity of time and space, reflecting the true so-called objective reality. Hitchcock’s meticulous choreography allows the scene to be changed from distant scenes to special scenes, allowing the uninterrupted scenes to continue. It can be said that this movie uncompromisingly insists on the unity of time, place and action. Very few examples of.

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  • Berneice 2022-03-22 09:01:34

    Too arrogant! When the vast majority of suspense movies are pursuing the reversal again and again and ignoring the rationality of the plot, this film is simply a breath of fresh air. Real time, fake one shot to the end, and just a few invisible clips make up the whole film. If Hitchcock had a digital camera at that time to shoot the real shot to the end, instead of only using a shaking camera and a roll of ten Minutes of film, that's even more awesome!

  • Jaclyn 2021-11-13 08:01:22

    There is an experimental spirit; the plot is abusive. Why did Stewart become a detective?

Rope quotes

  • Janet: You wouldn't know me these days. I'm a new woman. Punctual as a clock.

    Mrs. Atwater: That's very unfeminine, my dear.

    Mr. Kentley: Perhaps, but I prefer manners to femininity.

  • Phillip: Prying? Snooping? Or just plain pumping?