12019-02-04T19:19:42+00:00Patrick Keatingfdfdb363527b48ac29800c3d2a6f44da6939bc3b11Night Has a Thousand Eyes (1948)plain2019-02-04T19:19:42+00:00Critical Commons19482019-02-01T20:26:21ZVideoJohn FarrowNight Has a Thousand EyesPatrick Keatingfdfdb363527b48ac29800c3d2a6f44da6939bc3b
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12019-02-04T19:55:06+00:005.x25 Night Has a Thousand Eyes (1948)1Night Has a Thousand Eyes (1948)plain2019-02-04T19:55:06+00:00The postwar surge in location filmmaking introduced new conventions of camera movement. One popular strategy was to introduce a recognizable landmark before panning to reveal a character. This technique vouched for the film’s authenticity, proving that real cameras photographed real actors in real spaces. Early in Night Has a Thousand Eyes, the camera pans more than 180 degrees to introduce the Bunker Hill neighborhood before disclosing the protagonist approaching his apartment building.