Alfred Hitchcock

Monday 16th May

Research Alfred Hitchcock 

Alfred Hitchcock was a fan of Pure Cinema; telling of a story through the film by using strong visuals, instead of lengthy dialogue, to further the narrative. 
Hitchcocks 

He used the background as a very important part of the film, as important as a character.

Choose another director that is considered an original auteur 

Find 10 films of Alfred Hitchcock

• Vertigo (date)
• Rope (fdsj f)
• North By North West
• Psyco
• The Man Who Knew Too Much
• Birds
• Rear Window

Tuesday 17th May

Notes about Hitchcock, why he is considered an auteur, his signature, his style (mise-en-scene etc)

what genre he worked in

Hitchcock is well known for 

• Cool title sequences
• Very suspenseful shots
• Thriller/suspense genre
• Using a Mcguffin 

Thursday 19th May

Signature elements of Alfred Hitchcock

• Staging: treated the camera like an actor. He blocked out the movements of the camera to match the movements of the actors.
• Very long and suspenseful shots
• Another “manipulation” tool is the way his actors are required to show their emotions and reactions only on their faces.  This is present in all of his films, it’s a pattern, a signature.  The acting in his films is nearly always excellent and very effective.  But it is also very  deliberate, and oftentimes exaggerated.