Wikipedia:
'Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock, KBE (13 August 1899 - 29 April 1980) was an English film director and producer. He pioneered many techniques in the suspense and psychological thriller genres. After a successful career in British cinema in both silent films and early talkies, renowned as England's best director, Hitchcock moved to Hollywood in 1939 and became a US citizen in 1955.'
Alfred Hitchcock is most famous for his direction of thriller films - typically psychological thriller films. He began as an actor and then moved into directing.
Wikipedia:
'Hitchcock once commented, "The writer and I plan out the entire script down to the smallest detail, and once we're finished all that's left to do is shoot the film. Actually, it's only when one enters the studio that one enters the area of compromise. Really, the novelist has the best casting since he doesn't have to cope with all the actors and all the rest." In an interview with Robert Ebert in 1969, Hitchcock elaborated further:
"Once the screenplay is finished, I'd just as soon not make the film at all... I have a strongly visual mind. I visualise a picture right down to the final cuts. I write all this out in the greatest detail in the script, and then I don't look at the script while I'm shooting. I know it off by heart, just as an orchestra conductor needs not look at the score... When you finish the script, the film is perfect. But in shooting it you lose perhaps 40 percent of your original conception."
In writing with Hitchcock, a book length study of Hitchcock's working method with his writers, author Stephen DeRosa noted that "Although he rarely did any actual 'writing', especially on his Hollywood productions, Hitchcock supervised and guided his writers through every draft, insisting on a script attention to detail and a preference for telling the story through visual rather than verbal means. While this exasperated some writers, others admitted the director inspired them to do their very best work. Hitchcock often emphasised that he took no screen credit for writing his films. However, over time the work of many of his writers had been attributed solely to Hitchcock's creative genius, a misconception he rarely went out of his way to correct. Notwithstanding his technical brilliance as a director, Hitchcock relied on his writers a great deal."
Some of his directed films include: Psycho, Vertigo, North by Northwest, Rear Window, Rope, Strangers on a Train, Dial M for Murder, Secret Agent, To catch a Thief and Spellbound. (These were top 10 rated by IMDb).
Alfred Hitchcock used humour, underlying messages and good film techniques to create some of the best made films of his time.
Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Hitchcock
IMDb: http://www.imdb.com/list/jdhpaIzd8HY/
Youtube: http:www.youtube.com/user/borgusfilm?feature=watch
"Once the screenplay is finished, I'd just as soon not make the film at all... I have a strongly visual mind. I visualise a picture right down to the final cuts. I write all this out in the greatest detail in the script, and then I don't look at the script while I'm shooting. I know it off by heart, just as an orchestra conductor needs not look at the score... When you finish the script, the film is perfect. But in shooting it you lose perhaps 40 percent of your original conception."
In writing with Hitchcock, a book length study of Hitchcock's working method with his writers, author Stephen DeRosa noted that "Although he rarely did any actual 'writing', especially on his Hollywood productions, Hitchcock supervised and guided his writers through every draft, insisting on a script attention to detail and a preference for telling the story through visual rather than verbal means. While this exasperated some writers, others admitted the director inspired them to do their very best work. Hitchcock often emphasised that he took no screen credit for writing his films. However, over time the work of many of his writers had been attributed solely to Hitchcock's creative genius, a misconception he rarely went out of his way to correct. Notwithstanding his technical brilliance as a director, Hitchcock relied on his writers a great deal."
Some of his directed films include: Psycho, Vertigo, North by Northwest, Rear Window, Rope, Strangers on a Train, Dial M for Murder, Secret Agent, To catch a Thief and Spellbound. (These were top 10 rated by IMDb).
Alfred Hitchcock used humour, underlying messages and good film techniques to create some of the best made films of his time.
These clips give you a little background to what Hitchcock's conventions are, the introduction part sums up and I've only seen clips of the other youtube videos but they all talk about his conventions and what he used and why it was effective. They helped me to develop ideas in my head about what conventions we could use in our thriller film to create a similar effect.
Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Hitchcock
IMDb: http://www.imdb.com/list/jdhpaIzd8HY/
Youtube: http:www.youtube.com/user/borgusfilm?feature=watch
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