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Alfred Hitchcock Director as Auteur

Bio Basics FB. 1899, Leytonstone England FLong career in silent films (Britain) FMoved to Hollywood in 1940 FMade lots of movies FB. 1899, Leytonstone England FLong career in silent films (Britain) FMoved to Hollywood in 1940 FMade lots of movies

Early Years FBegan illustrating title cards for silent films FLearned editing, art production and scripting FMade The Pleasure Garden (1925) His First film FBegan illustrating title cards for silent films FLearned editing, art production and scripting FMade The Pleasure Garden (1925) His First film

Early Years FThe Lodger (1926) introduced classic scenario of an innocent, unjustly accused, then caught in a web of intrigue FBlackmail & Murder (1929) introduced connections between sex and violence FThe Lodger (1926) introduced classic scenario of an innocent, unjustly accused, then caught in a web of intrigue FBlackmail & Murder (1929) introduced connections between sex and violence

Hitch Heads for Hollywood FRebecca (1940) introduces another theme: woman losing her identity FLots of experimentation with Hollywood money FAuteur Theory in America FLifeboat (1941) Takes place in a boat FRebecca (1940) introduces another theme: woman losing her identity FLots of experimentation with Hollywood money FAuteur Theory in America FLifeboat (1941) Takes place in a boat

Films and Concepts FRope (48): the perfect murder FSpellbound (44): Psychoanalysis -- Dali dream sequence FPsycho (60) voyeurism FRope (48): the perfect murder FSpellbound (44): Psychoanalysis -- Dali dream sequence FPsycho (60) voyeurism

More FThe Birds (63): Manifestation of evil is naturally occurring FRear Window (54) Genre blending/voyeu rism/ viewing FThe Birds (63): Manifestation of evil is naturally occurring FRear Window (54) Genre blending/voyeu rism/ viewing

Quotes F"Always make the audience suffer as much as possible" F"The length of a film should be directly related to the endurance of the human bladder" F"Always make the audience suffer as much as possible" F"The length of a film should be directly related to the endurance of the human bladder"

Quotes  "Some of our most exquisite murders have been domestic, performed with tenderness in simple, homey places like the kitchen table ” F"There is no terror in the bang, only in the anticipation of it."  "Some of our most exquisite murders have been domestic, performed with tenderness in simple, homey places like the kitchen table ” F"There is no terror in the bang, only in the anticipation of it."

Innovations FUnique camera placements/movements FSuspense over surprise/ Use of dramatic irony FThe MacGuffin FGallows Humor FExaminations of sexuality, violence, neuroses FUnique camera placements/movements FSuspense over surprise/ Use of dramatic irony FThe MacGuffin FGallows Humor FExaminations of sexuality, violence, neuroses

Themes Moral dubiousness … in particular regarding the camera and voyeurism Transference of guilt from guilty to innocents Deceptiveness of Appearance Unclear demarcation of good/evil The institution of marriage Sexually or tabooed areas assume central places The Doppleganger Moral dubiousness … in particular regarding the camera and voyeurism Transference of guilt from guilty to innocents Deceptiveness of Appearance Unclear demarcation of good/evil The institution of marriage Sexually or tabooed areas assume central places The Doppleganger

Stylistic Consistencies Expressive editing Creative/challenging camera angles Shifting modes of narration/deliberate omniscient moments used for creation of suspense Expressive editing Creative/challenging camera angles Shifting modes of narration/deliberate omniscient moments used for creation of suspense

Works Cited FRohmer, Eric and Claude Chabrol, Hitchcock: The First Forty-four Films (New York: Ungar, 1979) FSarris, Andrew, The American Cinema: Directors and Directions: (New York:Da Capo Press, 1996) FFabe, Marilyn, Closely Watched Films: An Introduction to the Art of Narrative Technique (University of California Press, Berkley, 2004) FBuckland, Warren, Film Studies (Hodder Educational Press, London, 1998) FRohmer, Eric and Claude Chabrol, Hitchcock: The First Forty-four Films (New York: Ungar, 1979) FSarris, Andrew, The American Cinema: Directors and Directions: (New York:Da Capo Press, 1996) FFabe, Marilyn, Closely Watched Films: An Introduction to the Art of Narrative Technique (University of California Press, Berkley, 2004) FBuckland, Warren, Film Studies (Hodder Educational Press, London, 1998)