"I suppose it must have all started when I was in my mother's arms at the age of six months, and she said to me, "Boo!", and scared the something out of me, you know."
-An English Film Director.
-Career lasted for more than half a century.
-Pioneered use of camera made to move in a way mimicking
persons gaze, forcing viewers to engage in a form of voyeurism (Definition
filtered).
-Shots framed to maximise fear, anxiety or empathy.
-Used innovative film editing
-Stories often featuring fugitives on the run from law,
with blonde female characters.
-Twist endings and thrilling plots which feature
violence, murder and crime.
-Strong, Sexual overtones
-Borrow themes from Psychoanalysis
Films
-Psycho (1960)
-vertigo (1958)
-The Man who Knew too Much (1956)
-The Thirty-Nine Steps (1935)
-Frenzy (1972)
-Family Plot (1976)
Common Themes;
I've looked into a few common themes of Alfred Hitchcock's films, things which we may be able to use in our own film.- Birds- Alfred Hitchcock usually used birds in his films in some way, the most prominent examples being; -"The Birds", in which the plot revolves around birds
-"Phycho", which is set in Phoenix, Arizona, Marion's last name is "Crane" and Marion is described as "Eating like a bird".
-"To Catch a Thief", in which Alfred Hitchcock makes a cameo appearance, carrying a birdcage. - Ordinary people in extraordinary circumstances- Placing ordinary people in Extraordinary circumstances is another common theme in Alfred Hitchcock's films.
- Shared desires- the relationship between characters is represented through "the Double", where two people want the same thing, but only one character actually takes action to achieve it. It shows they're in the same situation, but with very different personalities. In Phycho, Norman Bates wants to run away, which Marion Crane does after stealing $40000.
~JB
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