Anlysis of The Birds

 The Birds is a 1963 suspense horror film directed by Alfred Hitchcock based on the 1952 novel The Birds by Daphne du Maurier. It depicts Bodega Bay, California which is, suddenly and for unexplained reasons, the subject of a series of widespread and violent bird attacks over the course of a few days.

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Sound
In the opening credits there is no music, instead you can only hear birds squawking and flapping which creates a creepy and chilling opening atmosphere.
The theme of birds is depicted throughout the first 5 minutes of dialogue in a pet shop when birds can be heard in the background so the audience knows something is going to happen.

By Dan Bird

Camera

The opening title sequence of The Birds has some very well planned camera shots which allow the audience to immediately understand what is happening, and begin to describe what will happen. The very first shot we see is a still shot of an low angle facing upwards towards the sky; the shot lasts for 1 minute and 45 seconds whilst the opening credits appear in bright blue showing contrast in colours.Behind the credits is the still shot of black birds or crows flying rapidly in all directions, making harsh and loud noises. This frantic image of flying birds already initiates to the audience that maybe something bad to do with birds will happen, maybe the birds will all die, maybe attack citizens or generally cause problems. This camera angle works extremely well to establish the plot to the audience.



 By India Fiala


Above is the first 2 and a half minutes of The Birds, by Alfred Hitchcock.

Editing



Mis En Scene

By Alex Young