Alfred Hitchcock: Analysis of Films, Techniques, and Awards

This report provides a comprehensive analysis of Alfred Hitchcock's life, career, and cinematic techniques. It begins with an introduction to Hitchcock, highlighting his significance as a director and his contributions to the film industry. The report then delves into his biographical details, including his early career, key films, and the honors and awards he received. It also presents critical opinions on his work, citing film reviews and articles. The core of the report focuses on the analysis of two of Hitchcock's films, examining his use of editing (montage), sound and music, cinematography, special camera work, and special effects. The analysis includes detailed observations of how Hitchcock employed these techniques to build suspense, create atmosphere, and engage the audience. The report concludes by summarizing Hitchcock's lasting impact on cinema and his innovative approach to filmmaking.

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Introduction:
The director who is being identified for the study is that of the Alfred Hitchcock. He is
one of the most significant director of the English film, popularly known as the Master of the
uncertainty (Burget, Martin). More than fifty films is being directed by him in a span of six
decades. He is born in Leytonstone Essex and He arrived the film Industry in the year 1919 as
the designer of the title card after completing his training as the technical clerk and for a copy
writer for a telegraph cable corporation. His first administrative presentation was with the film
The pleasure garden in the year 1925 (Haeffner, Nicholas) However, the first successful movie
of his career is that of The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog in the year 1927. By the year
1939, Hitchcock turned out to be the filmmaker of the international importance (Taylor, John
Russell). The popular producer of the film David O.Sekznick influenced him to move to
Hollywood after which he directed many successful films like Rebecca and Foreign
Correspondent in the year 1940, Suspicion in the year 1941 and the Shadow of the Doubt in the
year 1943 (Hitchcock, Alfred)
Honors and Awards received by the director
Alfred Hitchcock was nominated as the best director for six times in the Academy awards
and was nominated for four periods in the Emmy Awards. Eight Golden Laurel awards as well as
the two golden globes award was won by him. Apart from these, the Irving G, AFI life
achievement award, Saturn award, the national board of review of Motion Pictures award are
received by him. Apart from these, he also won Silver Shell Awards at San Sebastian
International Film Festival that occurred in Spain, the kinema Junpo Awrard in Japan. Apart
from this, it is worth noteworthy that six of the movies that were directed by him got inducted

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into the National Film Registry. Four of the movies that are being directed by him got registered
in the American Film Institute of the 100 greatest American cinemas of the consistent times.
Critical opinion about the Director
Alfred Hitchcock is considered to be the most popular director in the last century. He is
being considered as the reason for which the perspective of the audience towards watching the
films drastically changed. In the context the demand of the Hitchcock for the starting of the
Psycho can be taken into account. It is through this, the audience were made engaged into the
movie and not get diverted from its end (Nadel, Alan). It is through his films that he always tends
to tell a story for which he always maintained innovation. It is through the use of the mise-en-
scene , suspense, curiosity and the climax was being built by him.
Two films directed by the director
The shadow of a doubt is one of the finest movie of Alfred Hitchcock. Mise-En-Scene
was being utilized in order to keep the customers engaged till the very end. It can be said that the
natural lighting, three point lighting as well as the star lighting was being utilized for the making
of the film (Sonbert, Warren). The sue of the darkness is successfully used here. On the other
hand, the director even used the technique of the web of the spider as well. Shadows are being
used to create a sense of uneasiness among the audience.
Rebecca is another significant master piece that is being directed by Alfred Hitchcock. It
has huge incentive work of the camera. The film is being well directed with superb kind of acting
from all the actors. The story consist of full of twists and turns.

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Hitchcock, Alfred, et al. Shadow of a Doubt. Universal Studios, 2018.
Nadel, Alan. "Alfred Hitchcock." Fifty Hollywood Directors (2014): 118.
Sonbert, Warren. "Alfred Hitchcock, Master of Morality." Framework: The Journal of Cinema
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Taylor, John Russell. Hitch: The Life and Times of Alfred Hitchcock. A&C Black, 2013.