hitchcock as auteur
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HITCHCOCK
Auteur Theory
“Without question, Alfred Hitchcock is an auteur. He is known for his command over the thriller/suspense genre, and all of his films feature key themes, symbols, artistic and technical choices that make every one of them true to him.”
Shaquilla Alexander
Auteur?New Wave directors – 1950sUnique P.O.VFull command over the way the story is told
ArtisticallyThemes, Genre, Symbols, Motifs, Mise-en-Scene
TechnicallyShots, Framing, Lighting, Sound, Editing
Auteur?SIGNATURE: “Master of Suspense”Point of ViewEvident in all films?GENRE
Thriller (Suspense, Psychologically complex characters, Twist endings)
Auteur?THEMES
Complexities of everyday life i.e. characters living ordinary, mundane lives until things are turned upside down…Critical observation of cultureProtagonists under investigationCharacters wrongfully blamedConfession and Guilt
Auteur?REPRESENTATION
Tumultuous mother-son relationshipFemale characters – Femme Fatale-esque quality
Beauty & Danger
Women characterised villainously
Auteur?Translated from the French, auteur simply means "author," but use of the term in relation to cinema—since the 1950s at least—has caused much controversy and critical debate.Cahiers du Cinéma (literally: cinema notebooks), in the 1950s and 1960s
Industrial & collaborative nature of film production
Production TASK1. Research2. iMovie
1. You are going to create either a COMMENTARY analysing whether Hitchcock is an Auteur or not.
2. Include Auteur Theory3. Include Clips/Screenshots of his films