2. Alfred Hitchcock was an English
director and producer, known for his
work in the suspense and psychological
thriller genres. In 1926, after facing a
string of bad luck with his previous
films, Hitchcock created his first thriller
by the name of “The lodger: A story of
the London fog”. Hitchcock married
his assistant director, Alma Reville and
their only child Patricia was born on on
7 July 1928.
I have chosen to research Alfred
Hitchcock in particular because his best
films were Thrillers and the genre of
our film is Thriller so we can draw
inspiration from things like his camera
work and use of mise on scene etc. to
help us improve our own ideas.
3. Psycho
Hitchcock’s best known film
is Psycho. The screenplay is
by Joseph Stefano, based
on the 1959 novel of the
same name by Robert Block
and loosely inspired by the
crimes of Wisconsin
murderer and grave robber
Ed Gein. The most
prominent scene in the film
is the shower scene
because of it’s unique
camera work.
4. Psychology of
Characters
Hitchcock’s films often feature characters struggling in their relationships
with their mothers. In “North by Northwest”, Roger Thornhill is an
innocent man ridiculed by his mother for insisting that shadowy men are
after him. In “The birds” Rod Taylor is an innocent man who finds he is
being attacked by vicious birds and struggles to free himself of a clinging
mother. The killer in “Frenzy” has a loathing of women but idolises his
mother. The villain in “Strangers on a train” hates his father but is close
with his mother. In “notorious”, Sebastian experiences conflic with his
mother who is suspicious of his new bride. Normal Bates also experiences
trouble with his own mother is “Psycho”
As well as the consistent conflictual relationships with mothers ll also has
the frequent use of blonde haired heroines.The victims in “The lodger” are
all blondes. In “the 39 steps” Hitchcock’s glamorous blonde star is put in
