"Rear Window" and "High Noon"

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The paper shows that the films "Rear Window" (1954) by Alfred Hitchcock and "High Noon" (1952) by Fred Zinnemann have impressed viewers on the basis of the techniques used to expose what their writers had in mind. It examines how the filming techniques are ones that suit the scenes, making use of sounds and positions of cameras. These have helped to magnify the meaning in each scene so that the viewer would be drawn into the film deeply. The paper shows that had these two films been made with ordinary filming techniques there would probably have been far less impact on the viewers and as a result these films would not be appreciated the way that they are today. The paper compares the techniques in both films.

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"The way that the town in "High Noon" is portrayed is quite different to the scenes in "Rear Window" because of the single set is chosen in the latter. "Rear Window" is very limited in the scenes that are shot because most of it takes place through Jeff's window [Hitchcock 18]. The shots of Jeff are the ones that may be compared with the hero, Kane, in "High Noon." This is because of the way that the camera focuses on them. In "Rear Window" the hero is filmed in a closed frame while in "High Noon" the hero is filmed in an open frame, because the shots are plentiful and include various backgrounds."

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