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have to use blood to get the same effect Hitch did with his intellect, but there may be some truth in that. Hitchcock could scare us to death without
grossing us out at the same time. This paper explores Hitchcocks narrative style and his use of main character transitions. Narrative Style Hitchcock was a master craftsman
and planned his movies meticulously before the camera ever turned. He had every shot in his head, knew the story intimately, and in consequence, knew how he wanted to
tell it. It was always Hitchcocks aim to create suspense, but not horror or disgust. Lets look at two films that help illustrate his methods: Vertigo and
Rope. Vertigo is the story of a man, John ("Scottie") Ferguson (James Stewart), who falls in love with a woman who doesnt really exist: the mysterious Madeleine
(Kim Novak). In reality, there is a Madeleine-she is the wife of Gavin Elster (Tom Helmore), who plans to kill her. He hires Judy Barton (also played by
Kim Novak) to impersonate the real Madeleine; its her job to mesmerize Scottie so that he begins to believe she is being haunted, and is finally driven to take her
own life. With Scottie in pursuit, Madeleine climbs a bell tower and apparently falls to her death; in reality, the Novak character is safe-Elster has thrown his dead wifes
body from the tower. But Scottie, who suffers from vertigo, doesnt climb to the top of the tower (he cant); he believes Madeleine is dead. It breaks him,
for he has fallen in love with her. Scottie finally discovers the deception, drags Judy to the tower to make her confess, and then watches in horror as she
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