Allen, Richard. “Camera Movement in Vertigo.” The MacGuffin. 2007. 9 Apr. 2008.
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      In this article Richard Allen analyzes the camera movement of three scenes to show Hitchcock’s artistic adeptness. The first scene he comments on takes place at Ernie’s restaurant. The camera begins by tracking back from Scottie to reveal the room. The camera then moves forward towards the woman Scottie is gazing it: Judy. Allen believes that the use of forward-tracking shots throughout the movie “imply Madeleine’s allure for Scottie.” Backward-tracking shots are used to show the means in which Scottie is tied to his object of desire. When these two types of shots are cut together, they create the feeling of pursuit as well as attraction. The article goes on to explain how the camera sets the stage for their relationship. Allen next comments on the “vertigo shot” which allows the audience to take part in Scottie’s acrophobia. He explains the power this has on the viewer as well as its symbolic meaning as an opposition to the relationship between the two characters. The final shot he explores is the 360 degree turn that takes place after Scottie has recreated Madeleine through Judy. In a sense, she transcends the dreary world around him. She is perfect to him. As we spin, Scottie and Judy become the center of the 360 turn as if they have become one. Slowly, Scottie notices the background around him changing. His memories come back to him as his mind transcends time.
        The article explains that the spirals seen in the vertigo shots, as well as the spiral nature of the 360 degree shot, aid in revealing the link between his acrophobia and his sexual desire. Richard Allen’s article is written as a testament to Hitchcock’s artistic influence in the film. He begins the article with the following quote from esteemed critic Robin Wood: “Vertigo seems to me of all Hitchcock’s films the one nearest to perfection. Indeed its profundity is inseparable from the perfection of form: it is a perfect organism.” Allen shares this belief.