Alfred hitchcock

Alfred Hitchcock

Background information:
Alfred Hitchcock was born on the 13th of August 1899 and died 29th April 1980. He was born in Leytonstone, England and was the youngest of three siblings. He created many techniques in the suspense and psychological thriller genre. Hitchcock moved to Hollywood in 1939 and became a US citizen in 1955.

Career:
Alfred Hitchcock was a very famous film director and producer. He first became successful in silent movies and was nominated as England's best director before moving to Hollywood. Hitchcock has produced and directed 52 movies over 6 long decades. Out of these 52 movies only one of them was 'lost' due to the use of celluloid. This film was called 'Mountain Eagle' and was the second of his releases. Hitchock became associated with his work within the Thriller genre. He shaped cinema through his suspense and thrilling shots in which he created through setting, angles and lighting. Hitchcock will appear a lot on my blog due to his extensive work in the Thriller genre

Ideas:
Hitchcock had many ideas about editing, framing and the mise-en-scene within a shot. Every shot that he created was intensely planned to create an effect that he would have been aiming for, an emotional response of some form. He would frame shots to manipulate the audiences response. Although his films followed thriller conventions he created different effects. He would help to make the audience a part of the film through his camerawork and editing.

Interpretation:
I will be looking at many Hitchcock Thriller movies, trailers and openings. This is because of his extensive work in the Thriller genre. I would like to use camera angles and editing as effectively as Hitchcock has. I will definitely try to focus on camera angles and the importance of editing.