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Vertigo – Hitchcock (1958) **THE GRADED WRITING ASSIGNMENT FOR THIS FILM IS AT THE BOTTOM OF THESE NOTES. IT WILL BE SUBMITTED TO CANVAS AT THE END OF THIS WEEK** Camera Technique: Hitchcock's 1958 film Vertigo contains a camera technique developed by Irmin Roberts that has been imitated and re-used many times by filmmakers, wherein the image appears to "stretch." This is achieved by moving the camera in the opposite direction of the camera's zoom. It has become known by many nicknames, including Dolly zoom, "Zolly," "Hitchcock Zoom," and "Vertigo Effect." A dolly counter zoom is also variously known as: The "Hitchcock zoom" or the "Vertigo effect" "Hitchcock shot" or "Vertigo shot" Triple Reverse Zoom Reverse Tracking Shot Back Zoom Travelling Retrograde zoom "Smash Zoom" or "Smash Shot" A "Jaws shot" A "zido" Telescoping Trombone shot The Trombone Effect A push/pull A Reverse Pull A Stretch shot More technically as forward zoom / reverse tracking or zoom in / dolly out Trans-trav (in Romanian and Russian), from trans-focal length operation and travelling movement Contra-zoom Music Score (created by Hitchcock’s long-time collaborator Bernard Herrmann): Martin Scorsese described the qualities of Herrmann's famous score: Hitchcock's film is about obsession, which means that it's about circling back to the same moment, again and again ... And the music is also built around spirals and circles, fulfillment and despair. Herrmann really understood what Hitchcock was going for — he wanted to penetrate to the heart of obsession. - In 2012, Vertigo replaced Citizen Kane (first time Kane has not been #1 since it entered the list in the 1950s) on Sight and Sound Magazine’s best films of all-time list. It also appears on AFI’s lists of best films. - High Anxiety, a 1977 film by Mel Brooks, is a parody of suspense films directed by Alfred Hitchcock, but leans on Vertigo in particular. Obsession, a 1976 film by Brian De Palma, is heavily influenced by Vertigo. ** Color, Costume and Imagery in Vertigo Written Response - (25 points): Write a full typed page (350 words or more), MLA format, submitted to Canvas Pay close attention to Hitchcock’s use of color, costuming and imagery/symbolism. You will be asked to write one page, skipping lines, about the use of these elements in Vertigo. Explain which colors are used and why. Explain why certain costumes are used and why they are a particular color (specifically for female characters). Explain what imagery and symbols are present in the film and how they tie in to specific themes. LOOK AT THIS WEBPAGE AND THE CHART BELOW FOR HELP: http://faculty.cua.edu/johnsong/hitchcock/pages/stills-vertigo/colors.html