12018-11-04T02:50:49+00:00Intro.4 Sunset Blvd6clip from Sunset Boulevard (1950), showing a tiltplain2018-12-05T01:12:46+00:00When Joe turns toward Norma, the camera tilts up to reveal her presence. The tilt emphasizes Norma's power by making her presence a jolting surprise: she was offscreen, then shockingly on. At the same time, the precise framing evokes her weakness: the bars of the gate form a series of rectangles, one of which encloses Norma.