Architecture becomes an

integral part
Portray certain moods and
atmosphere

• Rear Window- use of a

window to frame everything
• Psycho- dark and dull setting
to evoke horror and mystery
Figure 1-Time(01:15:44)-Psycho-Shamley Productions-1960

Figure 2-Time(00:22:32)-500 Rear Window-Patron Inc-1954 Figure 3-Time(00:26:08)-500 Rear Window-Patron Inc-1954
Architectural Element
Home Alone
• Adventure/Comedy
Floor Surface
• Shiny
• Smooth

Figure 1-Time(00:36:29)-Home-Alone -Hughes Entertainment-1990

Inglorious Bastards
• Adventure/Comedy
Floor Surface
• Rusty
• Rough

Figure 2-Time(00:16:05)-Inglorious Basters -A Band Apart Studio Babelsberg-2009

Stairs
Vertigo (1958)
• Thriller/Romance
• Alfred Hitchcock
• Alfred J. Hitchcock
Productions
Figure 1-Time (01:13:39)
The Shining (1980)
• Psychological
horror/Mystery
• Stanley Kubrick
• The Producer Circle
Company

Harry Potter and the

Figure 2-Time (00:39:56)
Philosopher's Stone (2001)

• Fantasy/Action
• Chris Columbus
• Heyday Films
• 1492 Pictures

Figure 3-Time (00:48:25)

Vertigo
The film vertigo revolves around the
character of John "Scottie" Ferguson, a
police detective who resigns the force
because his fear of heights had led to the
death of another officer while chasing a
criminal on the rooftops of San Francisco.
Elster, an old friend of Scotty, hires him as a
private investigator to spy on his wife,
Madeleine. Elster is worried about his wife
and believes that a metaphysical power has
taken over her body. In the process, Scotty
finds himself in love with Madeline, and
soon she kills herself by jumping off a tall
church tower. He was not able to save her
because his vertigo did not allow him to
reach the top of the tower. As the story
unfolds, it further reveals that Madeline’s
death was framed by Elster as an accident
and Scotty was only hired to witness it
Use of Symbolism
The Spiral Symbolizes
• Policeman falls in a
spiral fashion
• Madeline wears a
spiral bun

Figure 2- Time (00:04:31)

Figure 1- Time (00:02:51)

Figure 3- Time (00:25:28)

• The main staircase
has a spiral form
• The camera moves
360 degrees around
the couple in the
scene

Figure 2- Time (01:13:29)

Figure 1- Time (00:02:51)

Figure 3- Time (01:12:17)

Registration of an emotion
Fear of heights(with the use of stairs)

Figure 1- Time (00:03:15) Figure 3- Time (00:04:09)

Figure 2- Time (00:03:25) Figure 4-Time (00:10:08)

Contrast between two
separate times of a
man’s life
• Scared
• Weak

Figure 1- Time (01:13:41)

• Strong
• In Control

Figure 2-Time (01:59:42)

Setting comparison
• Dark

Figure 1- Time (01:57:08) Figure 2- Time (01:58:13)

• Considerably lit

Figure 3- Time (01:13:13) Figure 4- Time (01:513:29)

Clear distinction in textures mark an
invisible boundary

Figure 1- Time (01:13:13)

Figure 2 Plan-Church (according to movie)

Design
• Spiral staircase
• Square plan
• Transparency

Figure 2- Time (01:13:37)

Figure 1 Blow up (grey represents the beam)

• Unusual tread width to
achieve more height

Figure 1 Plan-Tower (according to movie) Figure 2 Plan-Tower (with standard tread width)
• Placement of columns to
enhance perspective

Figure 1- 3D Representation of the void with columns Figure 2- 3D Representation of the void with columns
Placement

Mission San Juan Bautista-Plan-U.S Department of Preservation (1- Camera position in Figure 1)

Figure 1 Time (01:13:13)

 Figure 1 Time (01:14:43)

https://www.tripsavvy.com/san-juan-bautista-overview-1479235
Height

Section (Church as shown in the movie) Mission San Juan Bautista-Elevation-U.S Department of Preservation
The Shining
The story begins as Jack, and his family
begins to live in a hotel as caretakers for
five months of winter. Before taking the job,
Jack was warned that isolation could drive a
man crazy, but he chooses to ignore that and
assures the hotel management they have
nothing to worry about. However, a month
through their stay, strange things begin to
happen, and eventually jack lost his mind
and tried to kill his wife Wendy and his son
Danny.
Size and Placement

Plan Colorado Lounge

Two Sides

Elevation
Figure 1-Time (00:45:18) Figure 3-Time (00:30:52)

Figure 2- Time (01:24:31) Figure 4- Time (00:13:35)

Landing symbolizes
• Break
• Checkpoint

Figure 1-Time (01:25:44) Figure 2- Time (01:25:49)

Figure 3 Section- Main Staircase (landing as a break)

Reincarnation of Jack
“The ballroom photograph at the
very end suggests the
reincarnation of Jack.”
Stanley Kubrick

• Light Scheme

Figure 1- Time (01:25:12)

Figure 2- Time (01:25:39)

Section- Light Study
Handrail Design

Figure 2 (Time- 01:25:52) - Edited (Kuberick 1980)

Figure 1 Plan- Staircase (red represents the unnecessary part)

No one is using the stairs

Figure 1- Time (00:23:58) Figure 2- Time (00:30:33)

Figure 3- Time (00:25:59) Figure 4- Time (00:47:36)

The Long Walk

Figure 1
 Stage

Figure 1- Time (01:25:52)

Harry Potter and the
Philosopher's Stone
It is an adaptation of the first novel from the
series Harry Potter by J.K Rowling. The
story begins as an eleven-year-old boy finds
out that his parents were famous wizards
and that he is summoned at Hogwarts
School of Witchcraft and Wizardry to study
magic. There he makes two new friends
Ron and Hermione. A very prominent
feature of the school is its moving
staircases. Their primary purpose is to
connect all the floors. One day the three of
them find themselves on a moving staircase,
and it changes their path leading them to the
restricted floor. Later Harry finds himself to
be in possession of the Philosopher’s Stone
and uses it to fight Voldemort.
Different uses of stairs throughout the film

Figure 1- Time (00:04:17) Figure 2- Time (00:08:51)

Figure 3- Time (02:09:49) Figure 4- Time (02:12:19)

Moving Staircases

Figure 1- Time (00:48:17) Figure 2- Time (00:48:18)

Figure 3- Time (00:48:26) Figure 4- Time (00:48:36)

Personification
“Keep an eye on the staircases.
They like to change”
Harry Potter Quotes

Figure 1- Time (00:48:15)

Figure 2- Time (00:48:20) Figure 3- Time (01:01:11)

90 Degree Turn
• Change in Story
• Twist in plot

Figure 1- Time (01:00:59)

Plan
 Pitch Point
• Antagonist is
introduced
• Plot takes a
shift

Figure 1- Time (01:01:16)

Figure 1- Time (01:02:43)

Day, Kylie. 2018. "A Seven Point Story Structure Case Study Of "Harry Potter And The Philosopher's Stone"". The Writing Kylie. https://thewritingkylie.com/blog/a-seven-point-story-structure-case-study-of-harry-
potter-and-the-philosophers-stone.
 Figure 1

Staircase Section Figure 2

https://www.cinesite.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Staircase-2-1.jpg,
https://images.pottermore.com/bxd3o8b291gf/63IWpR1IwoiaWqIAqSwGkk/2265af403f3e546d153a1a36a370c02d/Hogwarts_WB_F3_HogwartsStaircases_Illust_100615_Land.jpg?w=1200
Comparison
• To achieve height
• Pathway to the
stage
• Very integral part
of the plot

• As a final stage/
destination
• Assists the plot in
many ways, but not
the key element

• As a pathway bet-
-ween two or more
points
• It is significant, but
not as much as the
earlier ones
Conclusion
• Thriller/Romance
• Psychological
horror
• Fantasy(magic)