The Birds

Textured Analysis...



Mis-En-Scene

• Colour of Writing is blue, the same colour as the sky... Cold, dull colour, conventional to a Thriller
• Black Crows flying aross the screen... Crows symbolysing death and decay.
• Alfred Hitchcocks name in blue (cold colour) in a bold font, symbolising his importance

Editing

• The Institutions name 'Universal Pictures Present' the shot fades out, symbolising death with a person or something dieing.
• Distorted Transitions between the different Titles, to show the disorder and confusion of the film, which is conventional to a Thriller.

Camera Shots

• Extreme close ups of birds flying past the screen. This shows the main plot and characters of the film, which links to the Title of 'The Birds'.