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Film as art form

Overview

To Receive Extra Credit, you are required to watch the movie titled "Strangers on a Train" Directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Please complete a summery that addresses the following bullet points below.

Please respond in short paragraphs. --no one-sentence answers. NOTE: Your summery should be at least be between 500 words.Please no Plagiarism,no ai no chat bots.

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    • What is the detailed story of this film?
    • There is an important object in this film, Guy’s lighter. Describe the first scene in which Hitchcock shows you the lighter with an inscription on it. The camera is placed close enough so you can read the inscription. What is the inscription on the lighter?
    • What type of shot does Hitchcock use when he emphasizes its importance?
    • What is the climax and resolution of this story and who is in each scene? NOTE: climax and resolution. It is essential you understand these terms so you can find them in the film and be able to answer the #3 question. A climax occurs near the end of a story because it sets up the resolution. A climax in a film is usually where the protagonist (hero) fights the antagonist (villain). It is a test of power and is the highest point of action, drama and conflict. It is a fight, so that someone wins and someone loses. After this fight, because there is a winner and a loser, a resolution occurs. A resolution occurs at the end of the film and the conflict is resolved and is concluded.