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Alfred Joseph Hitchcock uses a variety of cinematic techniques in both "Rear Window" (1954) and "Psycho" (1960).
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Alfred Joseph Hitchcock uses a variety of cinematic techniques in both "Rear Window" (1954) and "Psycho" (1960). The most striking technique and the one that Rear Window is completely based around is the "Point of View shot". It is a shot where the action is seen through the eyes of a particular character, the shot generally preceded or followed by a shot of the character (in this case, Jeff) looking. Most of the shots were close-ups of the main character, to show his facial expressions, thus enables us to work out what Jeff is feeling. Another major technique used was obviously the "Pan" shot, where the camera shows us a big picture of what's happening. In Rear Window, as the camera was scanning the other apartments in the panoramic view, it zooms in to a particular apartment and then looks around from that stationary position. In the opening sequence...
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