Great Directors’ Series (Group Presentation Guidelines) Working in teams of two or three, select one legendary and influential filmmaker/director who was instrumental in pushing the envelope and contributing to the evolution of the film industry. (See Selection and Weekly Deadlines inside this Folder.) Describe – and illustrate with both still photographs and short clips and voice-over narration from group members – that filmmaker’s techniques, mise en scène, and contributions as a film auteur. All student presentations are to be posted by noon on the Monday of the assigned week. This will give the class plenty of time to learn from your presentation about this great Director, watch one of that director’s films, post their comments on the Discussion Board, and complete that week’s relevant Journal entry. NOTE: In order to earn a grade for this Group Presentation, every student in the group MUST participate equally in the contribution of research and content to the PP presentation itself on your choice of auteur. If it is easier for one person to do the voice over, that is fine, but the other participants must then lead a healthy and interactive Discussion Forum (in addition to being a fully participating group member). Utilizing the following criteria (culled from AMC’s Greatest Film Directors), expound on that director’s: · Significant, indelible and influential contribution to the development of film and the film industry… · Compelling vision and groundbreaking style that has helped to define cinema as we know it today… · Personal stamp that cuts across films, genres, and decades… Each Group Presentation will be graded holistically based on these criteria: · The issue/topic MUST be addressed accurately, thoughtfully and effectively · Topic is covered thoroughly; group does not stay on the surface · Have between 10 to 12 PowerPoint slides that are professional and easy to read · Slides must be creative (with text and visuals); no grammar/spelling errors · Slides must include cohesive narration using VoiceThread (that guides the class through the presentation) · All links within the PowerPoint must be operational · Meet the required deadline for posting of PowerPoint · Group must lead Class Discussion with relevant questions/comments Not sure how to produce an effective PowerPoint? Check out this tutorial (with voice narration) at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d82aY80Sm2Y Alfred Hitchcock By: Nicole, Sierra, & Hannah Background Born August 13, 1899 in Leytonstone, London, England. In the 1920’s Hitchcock began to work in the British film industry and later moved to Hollywood in the late 1930’s. Hitchcock’s career as a British film director and producer lasted for six decades and featured over fifty films. Hitchcock was known for his thrillers, suspense driven scenes, and personal appearances on his own television series. Today, Hitchcock is seen as a director that managed to combine entertainment and art in a way no direc ...

1. Great Directors’ Series
(Group Presentation Guidelines)
Working in teams of two or three, select one legendary and
influential filmmaker/director who was instrumental in pushing
the envelope and contributing to the evolution of the film
industry. (See Selection and Weekly Deadlines inside this
Folder.)
Describe – and illustrate with both still photographs and short
clips and voice-over narration from group members – that
filmmaker’s techniques, mise en scène, and contributions as a
film auteur. All student presentations are to be posted by noon
on the Monday of the assigned week. This will give the class
plenty of time to learn from your presentation about this great
Director, watch one of that director’s films, post their comments
on the Discussion Board, and complete that week’s relevant
Journal entry.
NOTE: In order to earn a grade for this Group Presentation,
every student in the group MUST participate equally in the
contribution of research and content to the PP presentation
itself on your choice of auteur. If it is easier for one person to
do the voice over, that is fine, but the other participants must
then lead a healthy and interactive Discussion Forum (in
addition to being a fully participating group member).
Utilizing the following criteria (culled from AMC’s Greatest
Film Directors), expound on that director’s:
· Significant, indelible and influential contribution to the
development of film and the film industry…
· Compelling vision and groundbreaking style that has helped to
define cinema as we know it today…
· Personal stamp that cuts across films, genres, and decades…
Each Group Presentation will be graded holistically based on
these criteria:
· The issue/topic MUST be addressed accurately, thoughtfully

2. and effectively
· Topic is covered thoroughly; group does not stay on the
surface
· Have between 10 to 12 PowerPoint slides that are professional
and easy to read
· Slides must be creative (with text and visuals); no
grammar/spelling errors
· Slides must include cohesive narration using VoiceThread
(that guides the class through the presentation)
· All links within the PowerPoint must be operational
· Meet the required deadline for posting of PowerPoint
· Group must lead Class Discussion with relevant
questions/comments
Not sure how to produce an effective PowerPoint? Check out
this tutorial (with voice narration) at:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d82aY80Sm2Y
Alfred Hitchcock
By: Nicole, Sierra, & Hannah
Background
Born August 13, 1899 in Leytonstone, London, England.
In the 1920’s Hitchcock began to work in the British film
industry and later moved to Hollywood in the late 1930’s.
Hitchcock’s career as a British film director and producer lasted
for six decades and featured over fifty films.
Hitchcock was known for his thrillers, suspense driven scenes,
and personal appearances on his own television series.
Today, Hitchcock is seen as a director that managed to combine
entertainment and art in a way no director could.

3. Most-studied film director of all time.
Influential Films
Psycho (1960)
Rear Window (1954)
Notorious (1946)
Vertigo (1958)
The Birds (1963)
Dial M for Murder (1954)
Television:
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955-62)
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962-65)
Some of his most influential films are:
He also had some tv shows as well called:
Hitchcock’s Top Rated Film: Notorious
Thrilling World War II spy film.
Leading Actress, Ingrid Bergman, is asked to spy on a group of
Nazis in South America.
Rich with elegant, effective camera shots.
Notorious Trailer

4. How Psycho Changed Cinema
Psycho gave birth to the ‘slasher’ genre.
The shower scene launched the film world into quick-cutting.
The scene required 78 shot set-ups, 52 cuts, and filming lasted 7
days.
The musical score during the murder was very influential.
How Psycho Changed Cinema (Continued)
Hitchcock was determined to keep the plot of Psycho secret.
When the original novel by Robert Bloch was released,
Hitchcock bought every copy.
Studio executives and theaters were kept in the dark as well.
No moviegoer was permitted in the theater once the film had
started.
This created the norm of movie times and showing up to
theaters on time.*
His goal was to maintain the suspense.
*In the 1960’s, there wasn’t set movie times. Moviegoers would

5. show up to the theater whenever they wanted, and then would
stay for the beginning of the following showing to watch what
they had missed.
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents was Hitchcock’s first television
series that consisted of 25 minutes.
Unrelated short stories about crime, comedy, mystery, horror,
and drama.
Check out an episode: The Sorcerer's Apprentice
Inventive Techniques
The Birds
There is no music in The Birds, only the sound of birds. Video
Rope
The whole film was shot in 10 long takes. This way, the viewer
feels as if they are watching a play or if they are actually in the
story.
Psycho
The editing of “the shower scene” is comprised of jarring and
disorienting cuts. Video
Vertigo
The dolly zoom was used while James Stewart is climbing the
stairs. By using the dolly zoom in this scene, the viewer feels
like they are too high. Video

6. Double Exposure in The Wrong Man
As Henry Fonda’s character prays to the Lord, Hitchcock has
the picture dissolve into the murderer’s face lined up next to
each other.
This scene presents a lot of layers, it shows two men that live in
two different worlds; however, their two worlds are colliding
with each other.
One technique that stood out the most was the double exposure
in Hitchcock’s The Wrong Man.
Click the video to the right to see how Hitchcock used the
technique.
Hitchcock and Mise-en-Scene
Mesmerizing shots that portray the fear of unknown horror.
Patterns of vertical and horizontal shots that bring viewers in.
Rough quick cutting patterns mixed with stabbing motions and
blood circling down the drain.
Provides a blueprint for scenes.
Some examples of Hitchcock and Mise-en Scene from his
movies include:
Sources
http://www.indiewire.com/2015/08/alfred-hitchcocks-top-25-
films-ranked-184715/
https://the.hitchcock.zone/wiki/Alfred_Hitchcock
http://www.tasteofcinema.com/2014/the-10-most-ingenious-

7. techniques-used-by-alfred-hitchcock/
https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2010/06/how
-hitchcock-s-psycho-changed-cinema-and-society/345186/
http://www.businessinsider.com/7852-psycho-shower-scene-
2017-1
http://variety.com/2017/film/news/alfred-hitchcock-psycho-
secret-1202457671/
http://www.filmreference.com/encyclopedia/Independent-Film-
Road-Movies/Mise-en-sc-ne-HITCHCOCK.html
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