Intertextuality - is a term to describe the visual referencing between films. Quite literally, films 'borrow' from each other, and you, the audience may recognise certain camera angles, aspects of mise en scene, snippets of sound or methods of editing in some films that you have seen in others.Intertextuality:
text - media product. i.e. music videos, snippet of sound etc.
Intertextuality is making a reference to another media text in a media product.
Physco (1960) produced by Alfred Hitchcock has played an huge influence in today's thrillers. Many films like The Room Mate (2011), What Lies Beneath(2000) and The Stepfather has borrowed Hitchcock's techniques to merge into their films. Scenes like the imfamous shower scene from Physco. Many films has made referenced to this scene. From Hitchcock's:
- Shot angles
- Editting (Cuts)
- Mise-en-scene
- Sound.
- Annoyomus killer
- Pulling/Ripping of the Shower curtains
- Shadow behind the Shower curtains
- Extreme close up of the victims eye.
- Music (Volins)
- Location: Clinical white interior bathroom. (Blood can contrast against the white walls)
Fatal Attraction (1987) has aspects borrowed from Physco.
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| Close up of Victims faces. |
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| Victims sliding against white walls. |
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| Ripping of Shower curtains. |
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| Continuous jump cuts when victim gets stabbed |
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| Shot of Blood! |
Fatal Attraction also has non diegetic music playing in the background when the attacked occurs, just like Physco.
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