Thursday, April 15, 2010

Alfred Hitchcock: The Master of Suspense



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This post is about Alfred Hitchcock and his use of the camera.

Alfred Hitchcock is one of the most brilliant cinema directors of all time and his films become a textbook of how to make a suspenseful film. Hitchcock always challenged himself as a director. He explored 3-D with "Dial M for Murder", he developed new camera techniques in "Vertigo", and he successfully eliminated editing (one of his strong points) in "Rope" by his remarkableAlfred Hitchcock Wiki mise-en-scene.

In the article listed below, Hitchcocks many techniques are revealed, such as:
1. It's in the Mind of the audience
2. Frame for emotion
3. The camera is not a camera
4. Dialogue means nothing
5. Point of view editing
6. Montage gives you Control
7. Keep the story simple
8. Characters must break cliche
9. Use humour to add tension
10. Have two things happening at once
11. Suspense is Information
12. Surprise and Twist
13. Warning: May cause MacGuffin



Hitchcock was a perfectionist and knew exactly where to place the camera. He primarily used the 50mm (2 inch) lens and would challenge himself and his cinematographer in what the camera would show.





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