Rear Window - Suspense and Meaning

Rear Window Opening:

What do we learn about the location and the main protagonist (Jeff) with this opening shot?

Dead Dog:

What do we learn about the world of Rear Window from this clip?

What have Se7en and Rear Window got in common?

• Killer
• Victims 
• Urban Suburban 
• Male protagonist, vulnerable/flawed (Mills anger issue, Jeff broken leg) 
• Killer X Protagonist interact for short time 
• Cynical,cold, uncaring world  
• Killer in control

Scary Films / Creating Tension [03.11.15]

Why do we watch scary films : 

• Test yourself
• We know it's not real
• To get a think
• To have physical response: Heart Rate, Adrenaline, Sweat
• Vent, anger,frustration 
• Everyone is a masochist 

Glen D Walters

What makes a film scary -

1) Tension,Suspense : created using narrative and filming techniques 

2) Relevance- The fears explored are relevant to the audience. They 'Believe' 

3) Unrealism- We know we are safe. We can experiment X explore

REAR WINDOW:

-1954
-Characters:
Jimmy Stewart- Jeff
Grace Kelly - Lisa
Raymond Burr - Lars Thorwal
Ethel Ritter - Stella

Creating Tension :
Jeffs (subjective camera)
1) When the killer is returning Jeff knows, we know, Lisa doesn't
2) We know+ Jeff knows - helpless (guilt)
3) Call the police- we know the police are coming- do they get there on time?
4) We don't know what they are talking about, we do not know how Lisa's handling it. How far is the killer going to go.
5) The killer realises he's being watched- what is he going to do?

FEAR [ 03-11-15]