Sunday, 31 October 2010

Alfred Hitchcock Research

Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock was born on the 13th August 1899 and departed on 29th April 1980. He was an English film director.He was born in Leytonstone,London. He was very focused on psychological thrillers such as Psycho.

Hitchcock is successful due to the way he focuses and puts his attention on every single detail. Even if he did not write the screenplay he still particpated and was fully involved with giving visual feedback and preferances.

North By Northwest

 




The Birds



Both movie trailers portray the idea of Alfred Hitchcock being the "Master of Suspense" this was known as his trademark. No one else could be as experienced as Hitchcock when capturing the suspense of various settings. The use of shots and the way the shots are combined to compliment each other is truly remarkable. The use of flashing shots and fading suggests a very eerie atmosphere. The continuity of various shots are incredibly clean and fluent.

Both films are successful as they have there own particular story line and Hitchcocks uses shots which compliment the storyline successfully. Below are some memorable moments and successful shots in the film The Birds.

the birds

The last scene of The Birds is the most thrilling scene as this really helps the audience understand the meaning and importance of the birds.

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