"Nosferatu"

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The paper studies the famous silent film and the ways in which the director, Murnau, was able to inform the viewers without the use of sound. The writer analyzes two methods of propelling the plot through the silence and telling the story of the infamous vampire: the first one is reading, the use of inter-titles between shots, and the second method is editing. The paper gives examples of how these techniques carry the narrative of the film.

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"One of the most important questions we can ask is how, why and when do we figure out that the Count is a vampire? The earliest clue is Renfield, the accountant for who Harker works. When we first see him he is reading a letter. Not a normal letter but one with strange symbols on it the audience cannot understand themselves. When Harker walks into the office Renfield pulls him aside and gives Harker the assignment of going to a client, as it turns out a Count to buy him a house in Bremen. Promising Harker money to go to the Count in Transylvania Renfield states: "it will take a bit of effort, a bit of sweat and perhaps "a bit of blood". By suggesting that Harker has to give "a bit of blood" if it is necessary plus the letter with the strange symbols the audience can expect that there is something not right with the Count."

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