Vertigo

1. introduces key themes through symbolism
2. Spiral visuals are open to interpretation (falling, hypnosis etc)
3. works at a sub concious level
4. womans face suggests seduction
5. red filter: love, lust, danger

1. long take of camera panning over the restaurant

   Annotations:

   • scottie's search for perfection
2. focus on colour, scottie and madelaine stand out on red background

   Annotations:

   • madelaine is green on red ( envy & lust) 
3. follows madelaine from scotties POV - shows his lust

1. green car - shows sickness
2. lots of close on Scotty - show emotions
3. repeats framing of Madelaine in restaurant

   Annotations:

   • Judy stands in the same places as madelaine, including standing in front of a mirror - hints that Judy is Madelaine
4. camera is scotties perspective

1. Judy's perspective
2. scottie seems overpowering
3. Judy dressed in green - scotties illness
4. sat at same lever - they are equal
5. "you want me to dress like her" - obsession

1. obsessed with madelaine
2. leads to him being a control freak to Judy
3. shown in department store scene

1. ID, ego and Superego

   Annotations:

   • ID is the subconcious desires  super ego is the concious  ego is the sense of self  Three shown in opening scene  Id is criminal, super ego is the policeman, ego is scottie

1. caused by his vertigo
2. leads to all his other aspects - obsession, guilt, etc

1. guilt from being unable to help policeman
2. can remove guilt by helping madelaine
3. guilt returns after madelaines death

Annotations:

• camera is used to show how women are represented in society  no longer profound about society