Comparing Hitchcock's Vertigo And Psycho
Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock was an English film director and producer. Often nicknamed "The Master of Suspense", he pioneered many techniques in the suspense and psychological thriller genres. Alfred Joseph Hitchcock was born in Leytonstone, Essex, England. Hitchcock created more than 50 films, including the classics Vertigo and Psycho. Hitchcock received the AFI's Life Achievement Award in 1979. Family Plot, Hitchcock's final film, was released in 1976, four years before his death. He died in 1980.
The Auteur theory is the theory of filmmaking in which the director is viewed as the major creative force in a motion picture. It holds that the director, who oversees all audio and visual elements of the motion picture, is more to be considered …show more content…
The film techniques I have chosen to discuss is the idea of “Voyeurism” and the use of camera angles used in conjunction with lighting to enhance the idea of voyeurism. A Quote from Alfred Hitchcock reads “I’ll bet you that nine out of ten people, if they see a woman across the courtyard undressing for bed, or even a man puttering around in his room, will stay and look; no one turns away and says, ‘It’s none of my business.’ They could pull down their blinds, but they never do; they stand there and look out.”, this outlines Hitchcock's view of voyeurism, which heavily featured over Hitchcock's …show more content…
Both of the men have to watch the woman from a dark space, this could symbolise both of the men leaving their ordinary lives to now lead a more dark life, having an obsession with the woman. Both of the rooms that the women are in are bright and they lighten the woman up, so they look angelic and it makes it obvious that they are the object of desire and
The Auteur theory is the theory of filmmaking in which the director is viewed as the major creative force in a motion picture. It holds that the director, who oversees all audio and visual elements of the motion picture, is more to be considered …show more content…
The film techniques I have chosen to discuss is the idea of “Voyeurism” and the use of camera angles used in conjunction with lighting to enhance the idea of voyeurism. A Quote from Alfred Hitchcock reads “I’ll bet you that nine out of ten people, if they see a woman across the courtyard undressing for bed, or even a man puttering around in his room, will stay and look; no one turns away and says, ‘It’s none of my business.’ They could pull down their blinds, but they never do; they stand there and look out.”, this outlines Hitchcock's view of voyeurism, which heavily featured over Hitchcock's …show more content…
Both of the men have to watch the woman from a dark space, this could symbolise both of the men leaving their ordinary lives to now lead a more dark life, having an obsession with the woman. Both of the rooms that the women are in are bright and they lighten the woman up, so they look angelic and it makes it obvious that they are the object of desire and