Hi this is Steve. One of the most basic techniques in all of film is shot, point of view,

reaction shot. It happens so often that most of the time we don't even notice it. We see a character. We see them look at something.

We see what they are seen and we see their reaction.

Simple, right? But there's a magic in that simplicity because when executed perfectly the simple progression of shot

P. O. V. Reaction shot gives the audience something I can only describe as telepathy. We know in that moment without dialogue or explanation

exactly what our main character is thinking. No filmmaker understands the power of this technique better than Alfred Hitchcock, and no film demonstrates

it more consistently and brilliantly than his 1954 Classic Rear Window.

Starring Jimmy Stewart, Grace Kelly, Thema Ritter, and Raymond Burr,

Rear Window is one of the most deceptively simple films ever made. Just a man in a wheelchair,

looking out the window at his neighbors.

And yet, despite its simplicity, rear window

is as compelling today as it was over 60 years ago.

So if you have any ambitions of being a filmmaker,

I highly recommend picking up a copy of rear window at our

website cinnophiles.net and studying it for performance, screenwriting, sound design, and of

course the simple progression of shot POV reaction shot. Then come back

on Friday to hear John and I break it down as we continue our month of Hitchcock on

the Cinephiles.

Hi everyone this is Steve.

Jumping in before our episode on Alfred Hitchcock's rear window

with a special announcement.

We've decided to finish our month of Hitchcock

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