Editing task

In this extract, the editing techniques give the audience number of different reactions towards the scene. Firstly, Hitchcock, uses a tracking shot, where the audience is followed by the lady when she goes into the hall, this creates an identification with the character as we see her point of view on things around her and we start to get familiar with her actions. Throughout the scene the directors have used continuity editing which allows the audience to understand what is going on the scene. The use of the straight cut is also effective between the lady and the protagonist; birds - they can be also classified as the villain because of how they storyline has leaded up too and they are the creates which could be harmful and are in this movie. By using this technique of the straight cut, to the audience it seems like a smooth transition between the protagonist and the lady. Another technique that is effect is the shot, reverse shot, because it creates the identification of the lady and her point of view, as this they can see the facial expression of the lady once she does see the birds that have gathered in the playground, which allows the audience to see her point of view of what she thinks of it when she finally looks back at the birds, this creates a dramatic irony as the character isn't aware of what is happening but the audience are. The background sound of the children singing brings a diegetic sound to the extract as is happening during the scene.  In the scene, the atmosphere seems dark which could represent the protagonist, as what they could present in the movie, but there is a time when the sun comes out but that is near the end of the extract which is when the lady has been confronted with the protagonist and she runs away to warn the children about the amount of birds they are in the playground, the use of sunshine could mean things are going to get better? Thought out the extract, the director uses various of shots, as we see the close up shot of the lady, the audience can tell the concern and shock on her face, the facial expression can help the audience to connect with the character and which could create an identification with the her character as her point of view. As the shots get closer to the lady face each time, it supports the idea of having tension in the scene. This can create a disequilibrium effect as the evil character keeps building up in the scene. At the end of the scene, when the lady is going towards the building, it creates a action code as there is a sense the story is going to developing into the narrative and something big could happen, in addition, as the lady is going into the building, it creates an enigma code also because it gives the audience an interest to keep watching the movie to see what happens next and how the narrative could develop. When looking at the character, you can see that she may be posh person because of her costume, and her body language, as it is very highly. The use of clothing shows the smart side of the character and they look professional which can support the idea of this character being very highly and posh. Having the elements of 'Mise-en-scene' it could help the audience to identify how they character is and how their personality could be in this movie which is effect as the audience can create an identification with her.