Carrie (1976)The 1976 film Carrie was directed by Brian De Palma. The summary of the film is a young, quiet and shy 17 year old girl named Carrie White. He experiences moments of madness, can move objects and make unexpected things happen. She has telekinesis which leads to her ultimate revenge at the prom after a humiliating prank against her. Throughout the film her form reaches its climax on the devastating prom night, based on the torment and bullying the "popular" girls mete out to the innocent/quiet Carrie. Brian De Palma, the “Master of the Psychological Thriller,” has consistently demonstrated a fluid and creative filmmaking style. De Palma has sometimes been criticized as a mere imitation of Alfred Hitchcock. Although it pays homage to Hitchcock, it differs strikingly in subject matter and technique, similarly criticized for depicting graphic violence. De Palma responds that he is incorporating Eisenstein's theory of montage as conflict that "the film 'is' violence." The stylization works to aesthetically distance De Palma's violence so that it becomes a visual effect rather than a naturalistic detail. De Palma's fascination with the dual role of the gifted young man as heroic ideal and outsider is illustrated in Carrie and The Fury (1978) (http://hitchcock.tv/people/depalma.html). Contemporary cinema lies in its creative and visually dynamic style. He often uses techniques such as camera stalking and searching; the "God's eye" point of view; and an expressively detailed staging. A master of rhythmic editing, he often opens his films with an extended, viscerally composed sequence. The now classic prom sequence in Carrie, with its use of split screen, slow motion and... the medium of paper... introduces us to the main characters and dramatic issues. The opening must also include details that may seem unimportant to us, such as the volleyball scene. When you first see Carrie playing volleyball, she seems like a quiet and shy girl, but when the locker room shot appears, you see Carrie washing her body. It seems confusing that she is more reluctant to show off her body. During the scene you can see the intimidation the other girls have on Carrie. I am not told what her period is and no one is there to help her. I chose to analyze this movie because it had great sound that always caught my attention while watching it. After taking this course and reviewing the film more closely, I can grasp all the other elements that contributed to the director's style decision, the shots and, above all, the staging and cinematography..