Film Director Research - Miss H

Research on Alfred Hitchcock. 

What is a film director?

A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic aspects, while guiding the technical crew and actors.

Sir Alfred Hitchcock.

Full Name: Alfred Joseph Hitchcock
Born: London, August 13, 1899
Died: Los Angeles, April 29, 1980
Career: Movie/TV director, producer, actor and writer from the 1920s to the 1970s in Britain and the United States

Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock was an English film director and producer. He pioneered many techniques in the suspense and psychological thriller genres. After a successful career in British cinema in both silent films and early talkies, billed as England's best director, Hitchcock moved to Hollywood.

Over a career spanning more than half a century, Hitchcock fashioned for himself a distinctive and recognisable directorial style He pioneered the use of a camera made to move in a way that mimics a person's gaze, forcing viewers to engage in a form of voyeurism. He framed shots to maximise anxiety, fear, or empathy, and used innovative film editing His stories frequently feature fugitives on the run from the law alongside "icy blonde" female characters.

Many of Hitchcock's films have twist endings and thrilling plots featuring depictions of violence, murder, and crime, although many of the mysteries function as decoys or "MacGruffin" meant only to serve thematic elements in the film and the psychological examinations of the characters. Hitchcock's films also borrow many themes from psychoanalysis and feature strong sexual undertones.

Some ofSir Alfred Hitchcock Films:

• Psycho - 1960
• The birds - 1963
• Rear window - 1953
• Vertigo - 1958
• North by North West - 1959
• Marnie - 1964
• Rebecca - 1940
• Rope - 1940