Alfred Hitchcock (1899 - 1980)

Theme

Voyeurism

Rear Window (1954)

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Psycho (1960)

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Strangers on a Train: voyeurism variation--the viewed object knows he's being watched, returns the gaze.

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Relied heavily on storyboards

Examples from Family Plot.

Mise-en-Scene

National Landmarks

The Man Who Knew Too Much: Royal Albert Hall

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The 39 Steps: Forth Bridge

Saboteur: The Statue of Liberty

Vertigo: The Palace of the Legion of Honor, Golden Gate Bridge, Mission San Juan Bautista

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North by Northwest: Indiana cornfield and Mount Rushmore, SD
View cornfield scene.

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Hitchcock's cameos

Blackmail (1929, first noticeable cameo)

Notorious

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Strangers on a Train

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Psycho

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Vertigo

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North by Northwest

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Source: The Hitchcock Cameos, The Alfred Hitchcock Wiki.

Blonde actresses

For example, Ingrid Bergman, Grace Kelly, Tippi Hedren, Kim Novak, Eva Marie Saint

See illustrations.

Cinematography

Camera angle: high angle

Notorious: crane shot, from high angle to tight close-up. View video.


Source: MDIA/ENG 451

Vertigo

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Psycho

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