The Use Of Objective Treatment In Rear Window

Rear Window is a film that is developed with the style of subjective treatment or subjective camera shots. Subjective treatment as stated before is more of a personal shot where one is observing the action unfold through a characters point of view. As a matter of fact that is also what a subjective treatment is called, a point of view shot. Versus the use of objective treatment that is used in the film Rear Window too. Objective treatment however, deals more with the physical aspect of a movie. As in the setting, location and background chosen for the story to take place in. With Alfred Hitchcock in this particular film both were used at the same time when bringing into focus the background that is the buildings and the neighbors’ windows and

and Mrs. Thorwald having an argument and splits the scene where we observe what Mr. Thorwald is doing in one room (example: 25:38) talking on the phone and Mrs. Thorwald in their bedroom in bed sick and eating seeming sort of distressed. Close ups are the most known types of shots used in every film ever made. Close ups are the best type of shots to zoom in on a characters face to capture the different expressions and emotions they are feeling during that moment in the film. In Rear Window, close ups are constantly in use on Jeff’s face as he looking out his window and being the peeping Tom he is observing the neighbor’s and their daily activities. For Hitchcock, to show the suspense whenever Jeff became truly involved in the action for example when he sees Thorwald wrapping up a butchers knife and a saw in newspaper and keeps disappearing in the middle of the night for hours back and forth. There are close ups to Jeff’s face (32:57) with his eyes widening and brows lift up in shock as the audience we assume that he was become suspicious over something and shows concern and Hitchcock’s intention is to make the audience wonder “what is going to happen next?” or “Why is does he look so

This thrilling experience begins at 103:56 when Jeff begins to notice that Thorwald is not in his apartment anymore and instead he is at Jeff’s door. Automatically there is suspense because it is obvious that Thorwald is there to get rid of Jeff because he knows too much of the murder of his wife Emma Thorwald. The dialogue begins with a mysterious and slow entrance building the tension in the scene and the fear in Jeff. The sort of camera shot used to capture the entrance of Thorwald is called “Object Revelation” around 104:15 Jeff’s door slowly opens and a close up to Jeff’s face shows the fear that is building up with the extreme close up on his eyes and the sweat beginning to form and drip from his forehead. “Object of revelation” is to put the object that is building the curiosity in this case it would be Jeff’s apartment door placed at the center of screen where the camera focuses in. As the door slowly opens and the character that comes through that door in this scene it would be Thorwald steps to the side and that is the revelation and the tension increases in the scene. Once Thorwald enters the rooms the dialogue scene begins with “Height Change” a camera angle used for this type of confrontation. The camera is tilted down towards Jeff because he’s in a wheel chair and then when