Narration

• The mechanism for conveying information to the spectator
• Restricted narration
• Omniscient narration (either jumping from one character to the next or representing the director’s vision)

Effects – restricted

• Mystery à we can only see it from the eyes of the detective (film noire) we do not know what is going on

Effects – Omniscient

·         Suspense à you know what is going to happen but you don’t know when

North by Northwest

Generally restricted except certain points

1. Bar of the Plaza Hotel à the kidnapers call the name of the CIA agent but the main character raises his arm at the same time and they think its him
2. Leaving the kidnapper’s house the next day à as the car leaves they show a man cutting the plants but he actually is the kidnaper
3. Public lounge in the UN
4. CIA discussion scene
5. Cashier at the train station
6. Message sent to Vandamm by Eve on train