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Hitchcock's Penchant for Slow Motion?

posted 11 years ago by AliciaHuberman59
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I noticed he used slow-motion in "Strangers on a Train", when Farley Granger confronts Robert Walker's Great Dane on the staircase, and when Jane Wyman and Richard Todd exit the carriage in "Stage Fright". I'm sorry, I don't know my Hitchcock well enough to know if he used slow-motion scenes in other films. Was this done on purpose for dramatic effect? Thank you.

[–] rexshard93 10 years ago

He must have deliberately done the slow motion to raise the suspense and tension.

[–] theoctobercountry 9 years ago

Far as I can tell, it seems likely that slow-motion was used in the carriage scene simply because the door slammed open too quickly, and they wanted it to open less abruptly. The couple of seconds of slow motion in that case certainly didn't serve any dramatic or narrative purpose.

[–] marckymarc71 9 years ago

He used it when Jimmy Stewart kissed Grace Kelly in Rear Window.

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[–] AliciaHuberman59 9 years ago

That's right! Thank you. 

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