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    Movies of the 1930's

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    Movies in the 1930 ’s Gangster films and musicals came from Broadway in the 1930 ’s. These two new genres symbolized the impression that Hollywood had on national culture during the great depression. Some musicals like gold diggers were not just made to be enjoyed but intended to go against the economic depression. It did just that by showing the spirit of optimism and cooperation. Gangster film such as "Public Enemies"(1931) and "Scar face"(1932) dramatized violence. Violence in those films were

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    Alfredo Hitchcock uses a great example of the personality double of Norman Bates character. This is apart of the basic gothic elements and used several times during the movie. As Norman Bates meets Marion crane ‚ he is a sweet and nervous boy that likes a girl. On the other hand he also has a personality as his evil mother side. His mother comes out when he gets threatened and or when Marion Crane undressed and that puts him on edge. A form of an masculine element used is oedipal when his dominant

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    How cinematography and sound are used in a scene from Alfred Hitchcock’s The Birds (1963) to create meaning and generate a response in an audience For this essay I will be focusing on the scene in which Melanie is heading to the school to see Annie when they are suddenly attacked by numerous birds while trying to get the school children to safety. I will be focusing on the two micro features‚ sound and cinematography. The sound that is used in a film can be used to deliver information about what

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    The Master of Suspense “There is no terror in the bang‚ only in the anticipation of it.” Alfred Hitchcock said so eloquently. He was not the man of horror‚ mystery or sudden shock—no‚ Alfred Hitchcock was a man of suspense. He understood the mind and how the anticipation of something was even more fearful than the unknowing. Hitchcock‚ to this day‚ will remain one of the most phenomenal directors of all time because of his keen eye for creativity in the simplest of forms. He created art out

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    involving shots‚ cuts‚ and sounds‚ filmmakers have gained the ability to provide more meaning to their films as well as influence the way in which their audience interprets them. In Alfred Hitchcock’s thriller Rope from 1948‚ Hitchcock and his production team use many of these techniques. In the scene being analyzed Hitchcock employs these techniques‚ including close-up shots and mise-en-scene‚ to provide the scene with more meaning and affect the audience’s interpretation. By utilizing the filming techniques

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    Essay On Hitchcock

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    14. In spite of the constraints imposed by the studio system‚ certain directors (Hitchcock‚ Hawks‚ Kazan‚ Ray) could be considered true auteurs who demonstrated a consistent style‚ concerns and worldview across their films. Discuss in relation to at least THREE films by one relevant director. The Auteur theory is a theory in which the director is viewed as the major creative force in a motion picture. The director is seen as the most important person adding his own personal touch to the film

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    Thematic Analysis

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    Thematic Analysis of an Interview Concerning Participation in an HIV Vaccine Trial According to Bruan & Clarke Victoria (2006)‚ “Thematic Analysis involves searching across a data set- be that a number of interviews or focus groups‚ or a range of texts to find repeated patterns of meaning.” As part of a study designed to assess the preparedness of a community to participate in an HIV vaccine trial‚ an interview was transcribed with a member of an organisation known as Love Life. The interviewer

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    Analysis of the Transformation Scene in ”Vertigo” by Alfred Hitchcock Thesis: The transformation scene in “Vertigo” (Alfred Hitchcock‚ 1958) supports the methods he practices in his other films through the use of color‚ suspense‚ metaphorical statements and more. “Vertigo” is about fearing death‚ curiosity about the afterlife and the search of total perfection. Through out the film we constantly see flowers. They are mostly white and they appear both in vases‚ in pictures‚ on walls

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    Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho of 1960‚ a film in which Hitchcock himself wanted to stop filming due to his own unhappiness with its progress‚ has become one of the most iconic films of the 20th century. The film has been analyzed‚ critiqued‚ and admired by professors‚ students‚ critics‚ and fans alike; “it is probably the most closely and most seriously scrutinized film ever made‚” (Wierzbicki‚ 14). Psycho is a film in which many people hold in their repertoire if not for its entirety‚ at least for

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    Alfred Hitchcock touched on many different themes of relationships between sexes that I have observed in both of the moviesPsycho and Rear Window. Some of main themes in both of these movies include the theme of marriage‚ sex‚ infidelity and murder. Through class discussions and my observation of these movies‚ my analysis of these points are as follows: Women were portrayed to be desperate for companion‚ a hunger for control with a streak of jealous behavior. But‚ they are also compelled to

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