http://vashivisuals.com/alfred-hitchcock-hiding-cuts-rope/ Rope is a film by Alfred Hitchcock that takes place after two men murder one of their friends, trying to commit the 'Perfect Murder'. They hide the body in a chest containing books. They also host a dinner party, in which they invite another friend, the murdered person's parents (although the mother doesn't attend and his aunt comes in her place), and the two's old housemaster, the one who inspired them to commit the murder in the first place. There are multiple points at which the chest could be opens, but they are always interrupted. The films ends with the house master holding the two at gun point, sitting in a chair next to the chest/body. In this film Hitchcock is creating suspense, using what is called "The Bomb under the Table" Theory. He says " There is a distinct difference between "suspense" and "surprise," and yet many pictures continually confuse the two...
Dear Oliver,
ReplyDeleteLooking at what you’ve done so far I think what you need are more Library resources and more up to date ones. I’ve made some suggestions for further research below:
The Simpsons, Satire, and American Culture - ebook (you may need to log in using your UCA email address and password.
Understanding popular culture (ebook) - Chapter 2 Commodities and Culture
Postmodernism and Popular Culture - Chapter 10 DIFFERENT, YOUTHFUL, SUBJECTIVITIES TOWARDS A CULTURAL SOCIOLOGY OF YOUTH
Watching with the Simpsons television, parody, and intertextuality - print book
Also, do make use of your electronic journal search. I’ve linked to an example search here so you can see what’s available: "the simpsons" satire animation in particular Reading the Ungraspable Double-Codedness of: The Simpsons (click on the article link in the search and then click the green PDF button to download).
If you need anything else, you can reach me via aday7@uca.ac.uk or email gatewayrochester@uca.ac.uk to arrange a tutorial.
Thanks,
Andrew