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    than 51 years‚ Hitchcock released more than one movie per year. In total‚ he created at least fifty-two films. Alfred Hitchcock was famous for his many frightening films such as “Psycho”‚ his most popular movie. He created many fearsome films because he contained many terrors. His strategy to get over his fears was to create a movie using his fears. In this way‚ he combined something he loved to do with his frights (“The Tireless Creativity of Alfred Hitchcock.”). Alfred Hitchcock related to his

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    Alfred Hitchcock was and still is considered one of the best horror directors of all time. He is considered the "Master of Suspense" for his very well written and directed horror films‚ which have left his mark on the movie-making industry. Hitchcock told his stories through intelligent plots‚ witty dialogue and just the right amount of mystery and murder with his works Vertigo‚ Psycho‚ The Birds and Rear Window .The films revolutionized the Horror/Thriller genre‚ other filmmakers began mimicking

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    Alfred Hitchcock movie review Alfred Hitchcock was a brilliant technician who blended sex‚ suspense and humor. Hitchcock directed more than fifty feature films in a career spanning six decades. He remains one of the most popular and most recognized filmmakers‚ and his works are still popular today. Hitchcock was able to master not only the art of the film making but also the art of the psychological thriller. Hitchcock trademark techniques that made his film classics today include “Emotion”‚ “The

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    perceive it. We will see the great work of Alfred Hitchcock in Rear Window and North by Northwest and try to understand the meaning of his images. Alfred Hitchcock is considered as the king of suspense. Indeed‚ critics have often said that Hitchcock is the least intellectual of filmmakers. The latter‚ however‚ reflected on his work and gave us an art of suspense that could prove as his cinematic art. The Mac Guffin is an original concept in Hitchcock’s movies. The origin of this word comes from an

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    The film ‘Rear Window’‚ directed by Alfred Hitchcock in 1954‚ enthralled worldwide audiences through its clever and original depiction of a suburban murder. It is a widely renowned crime thriller that employs many conventions of the genre‚ while subverting others‚ in order to portray a realistic environment that collapses into tension and mistrust. The depiction of protagonist L.B Jefferies as the ‘everyman’ is an important subversion of the conventional detective‚ piquing the audiences curiosity

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    In the short film Despair‚ Alfred Hitchcock’s filming techniques are very evident. Alfred Hitchcock is known for using many different styles of filming which have influenced many directors since the early 1900s. The director of Despair uses Hitchcock’s technique to build tension‚ add action‚ and keep the viewer on the edge of their seat. Despair is a film of Elizabeth Bowen’s "The Demon Lover." The first example in the film is camera is not a camera. Jeffrey Michael Bays says‚ "The camera

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    paper‚ I have decided to compare two Hitchcock films. Ever since I can remember‚ I have seen Alfred Hitchcock films; Psycho‚ The Birds‚ North by Northwest‚ I enjoy his work because I like the suspense‚ and visual effects that he was able to accomplish. Out of all of his films‚ I believe that my favorite Hitchcock films would have to be Rear Window (1954) and Vertigo (1958)‚ because I think that the two incorporate everything that is “Alfred Hitchcock”. Hitchcock films are known for being mysterious

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    When Hitchcock made Psycho in 1959 and early 1960‚ it was a hard sell to begin with considering the subject matter and that no studio wanted to pick it up‚ so Hitch had to put up his own money and on the off season from “ Alfred Hitchcock Presents”‚ he filmed the film. However‚ the subject matter was just the beginning of the tricks that Hitchcock had up his sleeves for the film and his viewing public. By the time Psycho rolled around‚ Hitchcock had already made a name for himself as a filmmaker

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    In many of Alfred Hitchcock’s films‚ we are able to see how specific periods influence his work. In the case of postwar era‚ Hitchcock is able to evoke the aftermath of World War II issues and themes through the sub-text of films like I Confess (Warner Brothers‚ 1953) and The Trouble with Harry (Paramount‚ 1955). Though each film is completely different from the other‚ stylistically‚ genre-wise‚ tone-wise‚ scenery-wise; they both revolve around death‚ albeit approached from an entirely different

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    disorder‚ mind and body‚ and love and hate. Alfred Hitchcock kept a Gothic purpose prevalent in his movie Psycho as he created its characters and the romances between them‚ setting‚ and imagery. Characters¾and the romances between them¾are commended in Gothic pieces for their unconscious fear‚ twisted behavior‚ and spiritual confusion and reliance on trust-fear and good-evil affiliations that make the audience feel similar to the characters. In Psycho‚ Norman stutters‚ sweats‚ talks with his hands

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