Alfred Hitchcock Flashcards
Biology and Influence
-Attended Catholic school as a child (His films often include religious iconography)
-Started making films in the silent era in Britain.This allowed him to develop his understanding and importance of CINEMA PUR
-He spent time working in Germany BFA studio and is heavily influenced by German expressionism,often noted for their surreal psychological warped style and expressionistic set design
-Also influenced by Soviet Montage movement including the Kuleshov effect and Intellectual Montage
Cinematic Style
Cinema pur,meticulous design,balanced compositions ,perfect editing ,surrealism ,experimental cinematography
Recurring Motifs
Stairs,doorways falling from high places overbearing mothers,The perfect mother ,charming villains ,Macguffins ,Dream like logic
Hitchcock Quote : I’m never satisfied
With the ordinary I can’t do well at the ordinary
The Wrong man
-An innocent man is falsely accused pursued or persecuted
-A hero needs to prove their innocence
-This comes from Hitchcock’s fear of police/Jail after his father sent him to Jail as a punishment as a child
Voyerurism
Scopohilia
The love of watching and looking
The fetish of looking
The Hitchcock Blonde
Ice cold blonde
Mysterious
Puzzle
Pursued by the hero
Sexual Taboo
Incest -Psycho (1960)
Necrophilia -Vertigo (1958)
Psychoanalysis- Castration anxiety,Fetishism
Famous Landmarks
Golden Gate,Mount Rushmore
Technicolor
Colour used for metaphors and meanings rather than to look pretty
Frequent Collabraorators
Edith head -Costume Designer
Saul Bass-Graphic Designer
Bernard Herman-Composer
Robert Burks-Cinematographer
Actors
James Stewart
Grace Kelly
Tippi Hedren
What magazine coined the term auteur?
Caheir du cinema written by Francois Trauffaunt
Henri Chomette 1925
Cinema Pur - Cinema that focuses on the elements of filmmaking that tell the story rather than dialogue
