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    Alfred Hitchcock

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    Alfred Hitchcock is one of the most well known directors of all time bringing murder and mystery to a new light. His films, starting in 1925 with "The Pleasure Garden" and ending in 1976 with the film "Family Plot", set a precedent for all other directors in the film industry. Many story lines and techniques within the cinematography of Hitchcock are common standards for films of today. 	However, Hitchcock did not start out as a brilliant director, but instead started from the very bottom of

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    Alfred Hitchcock Suspense

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    Alfred Hitchcock is considered one of greatest directors in the film industry. During his 50-year career as a movie director, he helped revolutionized film style and is known for his psychological and suspenseful films. Unlike other directors at the time, he directed his films with a unique take on the human psyche. Hitchcock has a long list of thrilling films under his belt including the popular Psycho, and Vertigo and The Birds. He was awarded two Golden Globes, eight Laurel Awards and five lifetime

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    Alfred Hitchcock Suspense

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    Throughout the film industry, Alfred Hitchcock has directed many films filled with suspense that puts the viewer in confusion on what is going to happen next. Alfred Hitchcock is known as the ‘Master of Suspense’ because of his filming techniques which made his films stand out compared to other horror films during his period. The combination of these techniques throughout the film The Birds adds confusion and throws the viewer into a state of chaos similar to the film Psycho. This leaves the viewer

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    life changing. Cameras and lenses allow us to alter this fixed view. When we are successfully able to alter our fixed perception of the world, we can get some miraculous, powerful, meaningful results. Alfred Hitchcock was very aware of the power of directing an eye. Through lens and camera, Hitchcock oh so naturally and subtly directs the viewer - directs us. One important case study into Hitchcock’s use of the

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    Double Sided: Identity, Perception, Gender Roles Masterful tension. Psychological suspense. Strong female roles. Dark shadows. Premeditated cameo appearances. These characteristics depict every Alfred Hitchcock film ever produced. Known for his unique style of psychologically disturbing thrillers, with a tendency to engage his audience in voyeurism, he quickly became a household name after the release of his first sound film in 1929. Hitchcock’s career only gained velocity from there; producing a

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    disorder, it is natural to feel a sense of fear and loneliness that requires you to search for control in your life. These emotions send you to the point of having to isolate yourself, as you believe if you do so, you have control over your life. In Alfred Hitchcock’s 1963 psychodrama film “The Birds”, Melanie is a young woman who travels to Bodega Bay to reunite herself with a stranger by the name of Mitch. Melanie uncovers that he had a romantic relationship with Annie, the woman she claims to have

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    “We all go a little mad sometimes,” and that could possibly be exactly how many feel after watching Psycho, released in 1960, and directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Hitchcock took a different route in terms of plot and structure for the typical Hollywood style. Psycho, like a young child never stops asking questions, it leaves us in a state of doubt and unbelief. It is classic horror, with the numerous jump scares leaving us at the edge of our seat, as every moment passes. Yet in the beginning, it 's

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    Movie Chosen and Movie Summary Alfred Hitchcock, which is famous for suspense and psychological thriller, is one of the most wonderful film director and producer during 20th century. He made The Lady Vanishes between 1937 to 1938, and this movie became one of the most important films in his life. The whole film’s plot attracts people a lot. Here is a simple summary. Miss Froy disappears from the train. When her friend, who is a young British woman named Iris, finds her on the train, almost everyone

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    Alfred Hitchcock’s Rope is a remarkable film that gives the illusion of a non-stop shot. The film is all about hiding secrets, and the whole plot consists of the main characters Brandon and Phillip covering up a murder that they committed. But a murder isn’t the only thing that Phillip and Brandon are trying to hide. Alfred Hitchcock presents the characters Brandon and Phillip in a way that supports that they are in a homosexual relationship. If you pay close attention through the whole film you

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    Alfred Hitchcock was the most well-known film director and producer in the cinema world for applying a type of psychological suspense in his films. (Biography, N, A) "I am a typed director", he said, "If I made Cinderella, the audience would immediately be looking for a body in the coach." (Hitchcock,1956). Hitchcock had a very consistent style that was unique and identifiable proving that he was an auteur by a close examination of Psycho and The Birds. This is evident in the two films’ themes as

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