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Discussion 8.1 Rear Window

Discussion 8.1 Rear Window

Q Screen and discuss Rear Window (1954). Choose one element of design and one element of composition in the mise-en-scène of Rear Window that you think is significant in shaping your experience of the film. Please post writing directly in the discussion forum box, rather than with an uploaded text document. If you are posting with audio or video, you can upload those files.

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In the movie ‘Rear Window’ Hitchcock used mise-en-scene to create an atmosphere which evokes terror, pity and fear. The protagonist here is filled with voyeuristic tendencies. The mise-en-scenes are employed in the setting, cinematography and other elements. The way the scene is shot provides an understanding about the narrative and the characters. In the opening scene we get to see the inside of Jeff’s apartment. Mise-en-scene refers to the idea of staging or putting on an action or scene. Two main components of it are design and composition. In ‘Rear Window’ the mise-en-scene is totally controlled and each and every element in the scene is photographed from the point of view of Jeff. In the first few minutes we are introduced with the various worlds of the different people who are living in the