Alfred Noyes

A hot shower might seem nice and relaxing and feel like your safe space but Alfred Hitchcock had a different idea when he created the iconic scary shower scene in one of his biggest movies; Psycho. Hitchcock took a big risk on the film because when he told paramount pictures about his movie they told him “no” because it was so different to all the movies back then. This response meant that Hitchcock had to fund it himself; mortgaging his home yet while a risk it ultimately paid off and is considered

Over the last 100 years, the underpinning concepts in the fields of psychology and counseling were wrought. Within this period, these concepts have transformed and evolved from somewhat crude conceptions of the psyche toward more holistic interventions and approaches. As the profession continues to move forward, adaptations of the original theorists regarding the nature of man and the development of personality continue to emerge. These adaptations, along with the integration of new concepts and

North by Northwest, is a 1959 American archetypal thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock. This fast-paced espionage noir thriller follows protagonist Roger O.Thornhill who has been mistaken for a fabricated agent named George Kaplan. In an effort to clear his name and demonstrate his innocence, Kaplan is recklessly chased across the. Thornhill is then Implicated in the murder of a united states diplomat Lester Townsend and forced acquire Kaplan's identity, whilst being confronted with a mysterious

Viktor Frankl is a philosopher, but more importantly an incredible individual who survived the Holocaust under the Nazi regime. In his book Man’s Search For Meaning, he detailed life in the Nazi death camps and elaborated on people’s states of mind while inside the camp. He made exclaimed that there were three different ways to discover the unique meaning of one’s life: achieving or accomplishing something, experiencing a virtue like love, and surviving and/or overcoming suffering. The search for

Alfred Hitchcock always left the viewers of his films with multiple interpretations. In Psycho, one of his most famous films, Alfred leaves the viewers with multiple themes to be thinking about. One of those many themes being duality, or good versus evil. There are many details in the movie that imply good versus evil, one of those being Norman Bates dual personality. When Norman is himself he is a kind well put together man. On the other hand, when Norman is demented by his mother’s personality

The film Rear Window, directed by Alfred Hitchcock, demonstrates the dynamics of love and marriage, displaying positive and negative aspects of relationships. In the beginning of the movie, Jeff observes a newly married couple. Unlike the rest of the tenants, the newlyweds are the only people to draw the shades, despite the extreme heat. The man is seen carrying his wife into the apartment, which symbolizes a happy and loving relationship, something Jeff and Lisa hope to achieve. However, by the

suspense, but having a great effect in the end, while others might give the information halfway through, or in bits in pieces throughout, like showing the audience some things the characters might not see, such as certain scenes or hidden objects. Alfred Hitchcock is definite about his method for creating suspense. In the excerpt from Hitchcock’s essay, he calls the art of suspense in his movies

What does suspense mean to you? In my opinion, suspense means not knowing what is going to happen next. Suspense is when one is on the edge of their seat, anxious to see what will happen next. The most suspenseful film we have watched in this class is Jaws. Jaws is the most suspenseful film we have watched because it applies many of the different senses to build suspense. The most important way the director builds suspense is by using score. The “da da da da da da” sound when Jaws is coming builds

One of my favorite films which exhibits similar characteristics to a work that we have examined, is The Usual Suspects starring Kevin Spacey. A work which we have examined, which this film can be associated with is Double Indemnity. In The Usual Suspects; a group of five criminals, some former, are placed together in a suspect screening room. Eventually the five of the criminals are forced to work together to achieve a common goal, which is to complete the mission assigned by the mysterious Keyser

The opening sequence of Hitchcock’s 1958 Vertigo alone is able to inform the audience of two of the film’s major motifs; identities and obsession. “The eyes are the window the the soul” is an age-old metaphor, and Hitchcock uses the pervasiveness of this idea to his advantage, cluing the audience in on the duality and imminent spirals of obsession that the two main characters will fall into. The woman’s eyes appear fearful, darting from left to right, foreshadowing the dual identities the main characters