In the first shot we see lines appearing from the right side and crossing with lines coming down from the top of the screen. This creates a window effect that begins to look like the side of a skyscraper.
Immediately, the music picks up the pace.
While this is happening, we notice that the music is played by an orchestra.
The green then starts to fade and we then see a load of cars stuck in a traffic jam (mainly taxi cabs).
We then see that these cars are a reflection from the side of a skyscraper. We can then see that this is definitely set in a city (maybe New York).
The text slides across the screen and cont
inues to do so. The scene the dissolves into a crowd of people rushing around the streets of New York.
We then notice that the crowd of people are walking in a spiral.
We see this when they all rush down into a subway. The spiral movement could suggest that the people in this scene are doing the same thing each day over and over again.
While this is happening, the music keeps going at a fast pace. The music is overpowering and jumpy.
We then see the crowd of people hurrying along the side walk (pavement). As this is happening, the text seems to be following the movement of the crowd as if the text has been personified.
We then see the group of people spiralling down the stairs ( like the subway scene).
This tells us that their rushing around is not over yet. Throughout these scenes, the crowd has created a feeling of claustrophobia.
We then see the true nature of New York when we see two women fighting over a taxi cab.
Finally we see Alfred Hitchcock, once again featured in his own film (this time he misses the bus).
