How Did Alfred Hitchcock Use Sound In Rear Window

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Rear Window, directed by Alfred Hitchcock, displays just how impactful the characteristics chosen within the film are. Each choice that is picked ultimately determines whether or not the film will be a success or not. When choosing which settings, sounds, and lighting that a film will use, one must take into consideration the emotions that are trying to be conveyed on the screen. In Rear Window, Hitchcock displays the emotions in the film through the use of setting, sound and lighting. These features allow the audience to see the film’s overall big picture. The whole movie is spent in Jeff's small apartment somewhere placed in Greenwich Village, New York City. This makes the film appear to be as if you, the viewer, like Jeff, are …show more content…

I felt the use of the train horns in the distance, and the cars honking in the streets as the drive by, as well as the kids playing in the streets makes me think of the time period in which this movie was shot. Especially, with the neighbors having parties nextdoor or families talking to each other through open windows, with this use of sound it almost makes the viewer seem like they are in a little village in the heart of New York …show more content…

In the film I noticed low-key lighting as well as high-key lighting. I noticed a lot of low-key lighting that showed a lot of shadows. I think this is important in a film to get even the little things like a shadow in the scene. This also created the film to be more realistic and got me, the audience, starting to look at little details also going on in the scene. This makes it easier to notice the main character in less lighted scenes. This draws my attention to them and not the background, which is less lighted and harder to see. I noticed the high-key lighting parts of the scene more during the day or close ups on the characters. This allowed for clear visual of the characters and really focus on what they were saying. I wouldn’t say that shadows or lack of lighting added a feeling of danger but more of a feeling that something was about to happen. Overall I was very impressed with the lighting of this movie, especially for how old it

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