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The Informer (1935)


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Instance
Gesture name: Tearing down poster
Start time: 0:02:47
End time: 0:02:54
Total duration: 0:00:07
Page #: 10
Measure #: 42
Scene: Reel 1
Key: chromatic
Meter: 4/4
Tempo (bpm): 116
Marking: Allegro
Instrumentation: orchestra
Description
On-screen: Gypo tears the reward poster off of the wall
Description: A chromatic descending gesture that correlates with Gypo tearing down the reward poster
Music annotations: [m. 42] tutti / sff; [m. 43] rall / p
Film annotations: [m. 42] He tears off poster
Orchestration annotations: [m. 43] harp solo
Analysis: This violent gesture features a variety of sonority types created through linear chromaticism
Tags

dissonant bass | down | establish character | leading man | linear chromaticism | mickey-mousing | poster | removing | street | tearing | upset

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