1. Alfred Hitchcock
‘’ Master of suspense’’
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‘’Some of our most exquisite murders
have been domestic, performed with
tenderness in simple homey places
like the kitchen table.’’
Alfred Hitchcock’s first job was in an engineering company before he then entered the film
industry in 1920 where he belonged. He left for the big life in Hollywood in 1939, where his
first ever American film, Rebecca, won an Academy Award for best picture. Hitchcock in
his life created more than 50 films, including the classics Rear Window, The 39 Steps and
Psycho. He normally always uses the genre of horror juxtaposing the theme of love. Viewers
have said that it’s the only film they have gone to see where audiences have screamed
throughout the entire movie. ‘A great director is one who can imposes his personality in
every film and that’s why people can identify a Hitchcock film’’- A film critic.
Alfred’s most used Conventions of his films
Used hair shots of women’s hair frequently in close-ups.
He normally always uses Bathrooms which is often where the main plot is going to happen
like a murder, or a bedroom where he normally has a scene for making love.
Attractive women normally Blonde.
He always used a cameo role, so he always appeared in his film even if he wasn’t a main
character and was just a person walking past during a scene.

2. His top ten movies
1. Rear Window (USA, 1954)
2. Vertigo (USA, 1958)
3. Notorious (USA, 1946)
4. North By Northwest (USA, 1959)
5. Shadow of a Doubt (USA, 1943)
6. The 39 Steps (UK, 1935
7. Psycho (USA, 1960)
8. Rope (USA, 1948)
9. Dial M For Murder (USA, 1955)
10. Lifeboat (UK, 1944)