Monday, 17 January 2011

Intertexuality

Intertexuality is a term used to describe when films borrow other aspects from each other, such as camera angles, editing, music and sound and most commonly mis en scene. After watching 'Psycho' directed by Alfred Hitchcock. The class watched another three thriller clips to see if any aspects had been borrowed from 'Psycho' or any of the other thrillers we watched



What Lies Beneath - Robert Zemeckis
  • Staircase borrowed from The Stepfather
  • Showerhead borrowed from Psycho
  • White curtain borrowed from Psycho
  • White bath borrowed from Psycho

Fatal Attraction - Adrian Lyne
  • White bathroom borrowed from Psycho
  • Smashed mirror borrowed from The Stepfather
  • Shot strangling old woman borrowed from The Stepfather
  • Knives borrowed from The Stepfather
  • Stabbing scene borrowed from The Stepfather and Psycho
The Stepfather - Nelson McCormick
  • Staircase borrowed from What Lies Beneath
  • Breaking door borrowed from Fatal Attraction
  • Stabbing scene borrowed from Fatal Attraction and Psycho
  • Shower curtain borrowed from Psycho
  • Bathroom scene borrowed from Psycho
Succubus - Student Thriller
  • Sound of running water borrowed from Psycho
  • Shower head borrowed from Psycho
  • Bath scene borrowed from Psycho
  • Stabbing scene borrowed from Psycho

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