2. Hitchcock was known as a the greatest filmmaker
of all time. He used techniques in his suspense and
physiological thriller genres which made him have
a very successful career out of the British cinema
in silent films and early talkies.
Examples of some of Hitchcock‟s films are:
- North by Northwest (1959)
- Vertigo (1958)
- Psycho (1960)
- Rebecca (1940)
Alfred Hitchcock – On Mastering
Cinematic Tension

3. Charlie Chaplin was an English comic actor,
director and composer best known for his
work for silent films. He used mime and other
visual comedy routines in the area of talkies.
Here are examples of some of Chaplin‟s
famous work:
- Kid auto race at Venice
- Making a living
- A busy day
- Laughing Gas
- Cruel, Cruel love
- Tango Tangles

4. David Lean was not only a director but was a producer,
screenwriter and editor. He directed motion pictures with an Quotes said by David Lean:
acknowledged consciousness of his actions and a stated set of “Film is a dramatized reality and it is the director’s
intentions and expectations for his end product. He was best job to make it appear real…an audience should not be
known for his incredible on-screen work, and was appraised by conscious of technique”.
other successful directors such as Steven Spielberg and Stanley
Kubrick. “My distinguishing talent is the ability to put people
Lean‟s first produced work as a director was with Noel Coward under the microscope, perhaps to go one or two
which was called „In Which We Serve‟ (1942). From this, he layers farther down than some other directors”.
turned Coward‟s plays into successful films, such as „Brief
Encounter‟ (1945), „This happy breed‟ (1944) and two Charles “I’ve just begun to dare to think I perhaps am a bit of
Dickens adaptions which was „Great Expectations‟ (1946) and an artist”.
Oliver Twist (1948).
His famous awards included a total of nine different Academy
Awards such as Best Director, Best film editing and Best
Adapted Screenplay.

5. John Boorman is a director best known for his
reputation in his risk taking skills and not being
attracted to the same storyline which results in
his final product as becoming “breath-taking”.
Some of his well established films include:
- Point Blank
- Deliverance
- Excalibur
- Hope and Glory
- The General
Point Blank Trailer

6. „"Art's like a shark. You've got to keep
Scott was well established for his most exciting,
swimming, or else you drown." Keep bouncing influential and astonishing films of the modern age. This
around. People always ask me, "What's the included Aliens (1979), Blade Runner (1982), Gladiator
plan?" There is no plan. I go to what (2000), Kingdom of Heaven (2005) and American
fascinates me next.‟ Gangster (2007).
He personally sketches all of his storyboards himself
with his unique and artistic style. Examples of this
would be Body of Lies, Legend, Black Rain and so on.
Scott also has different techniques which he uses in
many of his films. An example of this would be that he
creates a montage and this is used in the movies: Alien,
Blade Runner, Gladiator and Black Hawk Down. He also
likes to establish different landscapes which identifies
to us the mise-en-scene which is being shown, he also
uses close-ups on the character‟s face (which is
shown in Gladiator and Kingdom of Heaven).