On bars of light (or shadow): see also William Rothman's discussion of Hitchcock's use of //// in various films in Rothman, HITCHCOCK: THE MURDEROUS GAZE. Tom Benson Penn State University >similar effect at end of MALTESE FALCON as I recall. Mary Astor enters >elevator with Ward Bond, the collapsing elevator grille throws a grid of >shadow across her, a visual announcement of her impending incarceration. I >believe the effect was used in other noir films and -- if intentional -- is >used in SLINGBLADE to intimate the protagonist's return to the hospital for >the criminally insane. > >HRGreenberg md > >---- >Online resources for film/TV studies may be found at ScreenSite >http://www.sa.ua.edu/screensite Tom Benson Penn State University 227 Sparks Building University Park, PA 16802 [log in to unmask] 814-865-4201 (office); 814-238-5277 (home) http://www.personal.psu.edu/t3b ---- To sign off SCREEN-L, e-mail [log in to unmask] and put SIGNOFF SCREEN-L in the message. Problems? Contact [log in to unmask]