The Auteur in Cinema
Alfred Hitchcock (13 August 1899 – 29 April 1980) was an English film director and producer, at times referred to as "The Master of Suspense" He pioneered many elements of the suspense and psychological genres. He had a successful career in British cinema with both silent films and early talkies and became renowned as England's best director. Hitchcock moved to Hollywood in 1939[ and became a US citizen in 1955.
Over a career spanning more than half a century, Hitchcock fashioned for himself a recognisable directorial style. His stylistic trademarks include the use of camera movement that mimics a person's gaze, forcing viewers to engage in a form of voyeurism. In addition, he framed shots to maximise anxiety, fear, or empathy, and used innovative forms of film editing. His work often features fugitives on the run alongside "icy blonde" female characters. Many of Hitchcock's films have twist endings and thrilling plots featuring depictions of murder and other violence. In 1978, film critic John Russell Taylor described Hitchcock as "the most universally recognizable person in the world", and "a straightforward middle-class Englishman who just happened to be an artistic genius." Hitchcock directed more than fifty feature films in a career spanning six decades and is often regarded as the greatest British filmmaker. He came first in a 2007 poll of film critics in Britain's Daily Telegraph, which said: "Unquestionably the greatest filmmaker to emerge from these islands, Hitchcock did more than any director to shape modern cinema, which would be utterly different without him. His flair was for narrative, cruelly withholding crucial information (from his characters and from viewers) and engaging the emotions of the audience like no one else." In 2002, the magazine Moviemaker named Hitchcock the most influential filmmaker of all time. Source: Wikipedia |
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Use the labels to create the five separate pages you will use in Year 9 Media
HOME
KNOWING AND UNDERSTANDING
DEVELOPING SKILLS
THINKING CREATIVELY
RESPONDING
The Home page is your space to personalise your Media site. Feel free to add your own touches, but please keep the content Media-related.