Touch of Evil (1958) - clip annotations

Total Running Time: 1:50:41

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1 - 00:00:58-00:04:16

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Sequence Shot: Shot begins on a ticking bomb and follows a man who places it in a car, then moves upward to follow the car, lowers to follow a walking couple.

2 - 00:04:16-00:04:17

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Offscreen Sound: Sound of an explosion offscreen.

3 - 00:04:16-00:04:18

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Eyeline Match: Couple looks off-screen towards the sound of an explosion; next shot shows a large fire toward which they are looking.

4 - 00:10:31-00:10:33

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Cutaway: Cuts from policemen's conversation to a shot of the approaching Mike Vargas, and then returns to the policemen.

5 - 00:11:50-00:11:53

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Over-the-Shoulder Shot: Shot of Susie Vargas from over Joe Grandi's shoulder.

6 - 00:13:48-00:13:59

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Crosslighting: Shot of five policemen lit from the side.

7 - 00:16:55-00:18:43

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Angle/Reverse Angle: Scene of Hank Quinlan and Tanya in conversation.

8 - 00:21:45-00:21:46

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Lap Dissolve: Shot of Mike Vargas fades into shot of a dark street.

9 - 00:21:58-00:22:00

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Spotlighting: Shot of Susie Vargas in a dark room with a bright spotlight upon her.

10 - 00:23:08-00:23:09

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Aerial Shot: Shot of Risto Grandi from above.

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Reaction Shot: Shot of Joe Grandi's reaction to spotting Susie Vargas across the street.

12 - 00:25:51-00:25:59

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Detail Shot: Closeup of a note Susie Vargas receives.

13 - 00:27:19-00:27:29

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Pull-Back Shot: Camera pulls back during a shot of Mike Vargas's car driving away.

14 - 00:27:57-00:28:50

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Rear Projection: Shot of Mike and Susie Vargas in a car with a desert road scene projected behind.

15 - 00:30:26-00:30:38

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Long Shot: Shot of the Vargas's approaching car in long shot.

16 - 00:32:14-00:32:22

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Crane Shot: Camera moves far upward in a shot of a car driving away from Susie Vargas.

17 - 00:33:58-00:34:02

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Closeup: Close shot of the motel night manager.

18 - 00:47:32-00:48:11

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Offscreen Space: Policemen, Quinlan, Grandi and Sanchez all move offscreen and a loud argument is heard during a shot of Mike Vargas.

19 - 00:58:32-00:58:38

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Establishing Shot: Long shot of the Mirador motel.

20 - 01:02:49-01:03:47

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Two-Shot: Shot of Hank Quinlan and Pete Menzies.

21 - 01:11:48-01:11:50

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Full-Face Shot: Close shot of Pancho facing the camera.

22 - 01:20:04-01:20:06

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Swish Pan: Camera pans right rapidly from Joe Grandi down a dark hall to Hank Quinlan.

23 - 01:20:25-01:22:37

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High Key Lighting: Light in this scene between Joe Grandi and Hank Quinlan is provided by a single main light that fades in and out.

24 - 01:27:39-01:27:50

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Stunt: Scene of Mike Vargas fighting Grandi's gang in the bar.