Alfred Hitchcock

Report: Alfred Hitchcock 1922-1939 Alfred Hitchcock’s name will be remembered forever throughout history, but a man does not become a legend overnight. Before becoming a master of any given skill, one must experiment with the boundaries and capabilities of his specific field of choice. From the beginning Hitchcock had to find what boundaries he could push and which others he couldn’t. From 1922 to 1939 Alfred Hitchcock made 24 films, and through the development of those films he experimented with technique, theme and style. Hitchcock kept the techniques, themes and styles that he believed worked best and utilized them to full extent in his American masterpieces. Alfred Hitchcock proves that there is no true right or wrong way to make a film, but throughout time and experimentation one gains wisdom and knowledge far greater than most can imagine. The Lodger (1927), is the perfect film to express how Hitchcock’s overall experimentation came into full swing. He planned every part of the production on paper, in pre-production, from the shots to the props and furniture. The Lodger, was filmed using techniques not seen in Britain at the time. Hitchcock set up hanging rigs from the roofs of his sets to get intricate shots from staircases and overhead views. He utilized Close Ups to spike tension within a scene and used overlays in editing to show things impossible to view with the human eye. His themes were incredibly strong and can be seen throughout several of his American Films. His Heroin is blonde, simple, and being pursued by an unwanted man, but wants the man who society doesn’t approve of. In styles he utilized sexual themes such as bondage and bathing in a film about murder and crime. The Lodger, was Hitchcock’s first experiment with his psychological attraction between sex and murder, and ecstasy and death. The Ring (1927) is an original story and screenplay, put together by Hitchcock in two weeks. The fact that he saw an English audience dress up in a