You must watch the movie
http://viooz.co/movies/3837-north-by-northwest-1959.html
In simple writing for level 101 in collage I need someone to write me important points about this film ( editing , sound , cinematography , narrative ,mise-en-scene )
pullet the theses things from the movie .
Film Analysis Essay:
North by Northwest
Watch the film and then a
answer the following questions
•What are some of the major themes of this film?
•What intrigued orpuzzled you the most about this film? (Don’t think too long. Use what
comes to mind first!)
Characters
•Who are the central characters in this
film? Describe them. (Looks, life, language,
personality.) Are they realistic? Do they change in the course of the film? What do they
represent in themselves
? And in relation to each other?
•How do the characters’ actions create the story? What do they
do to keep the story
moving?
Setting
• When is the story set? Describe society at that time. What parts of the historical context
does the film show?
Which ones does it leave out?
•Where is the story set? Describe the geographical and physical
locations where the
story is set.
What symbolic meanings do these settings have?
Point of view
•What types of point of view can you identify in this film? To what effect are they used?
Describe a couple of scenes that stick out.
Narrative Structure
•How does the plot develop? Are events logically related to one another? Describe the
ending of the film. What type
is
it? What does the very last shot of the film represent?Mise-en-scène
(lighting, objects and props, acting, arrangement of characters,
•Pick one or two memorable scenes and describe the mise-en-scène
–as much as you can
remember.
•Why did you pick those scenes? What makes them stick out in your memory? How do
they fit into the plot? Are they crucial scenes? Turning points?
Other technical features
•Commentonthe cinematography/shots, editing, and sound.Thesis
•What strikes you as most interesting about this film that you would like to write about?Why does it matter
? (“What’s the point?”)
•Which evidence can you use to support your thesis? Which technical features are salient
and relevant to your thesis?
