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    Suspense In Film

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    in movie trailer help to create suspense and the urge to watch the entire film. Focusing on the three films; The Birds 1963‚ Texas Chainsaw massacre 2003 and Scarface 1983‚ shall aim to define suspense according to the selective issues addressed. Alfred

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    Vertigo directed by Alfred Hitchcock released in 1958 was nominated for two Oscars it is about a detective in California who suffers from vertigo investigates a friends wife that they believe is possessed and while doing this he becomes obsessed with her. This movies stars James Stewart as John Ferguson the main character and Kim Novak as Madeleine Elster and as Judy Barton in the end. In this paragraph we will talk about the entertainment value and how the components action and suspense are used

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    Vertigo

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    Vertigo. Dir. Alfred Hitchcock. Perf. James Stewart‚ Kim Knovc‚ Barbara Bel Geddes. Paramount Pictures‚ 1958. This film is an Alfred Hitchcock masterpiece‚ this is truly my opinion. The main characters where: James Stewart who played John “Scottie” Ferguson‚ the protagonist detective with the police department whom has retired early because of his acrophobia; and Kim Novack the antagonist who plays Madeline Elster the wife of Gavin Elster who hire’s Scottie to follow his wife. Gavin believes that

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    characters‚ one being Marion and the other being ! Norman Bates. Marion is the main character for the first half of the film and Norman Bates ! assumes the role of main character after Marion is murdered. In order to enhance Marion’s ! character‚ the Alfred Hitchcock uses mise-en-scene to symbolize Marion’s character change ! and indecisive choice to steal $40‚000 from her employer and his client‚ which motivates the ! film. The director uses costuming‚ props‚ and blocking purposefully throughout the film

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    effects: Describe the sound effects from the minute Marion enters the shower until the end of the scene. D. Music: Discuss the corresponding visuals from the minute the music begins; the increase in volume‚ the decrease in volume‚ the end. Alfred Hitchcock is a wonderful director and has made many amazing films. One of his most famous movies is Psycho (1960) and along with this famous movie came one of the greatest horror

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    movie." The auteur theory The auteur theory holds that the director is the "author" of his movies‚ with a personal signature visible from film to film. Some hollywood studio directors with artistic distinction : Orson Welles John Ford Alfred Hitchcock Nicholas Ray Chabrol’s “Le Beau Serge” (1958) is traditionally (but debatably) credited as the first New Wave feature. Truffaut‚ with “The 400 Blows” (1959) and Godard‚ with “Breathless” (1960) had unexpected international successes‚ both

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    Alfred Kinsey

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    Kara Duenas January 27‚ 2013 2nd period A.P. Psychology Mrs. Gatewood Alfred Kinsey was born in New Jersey on June 23‚ 1894 to Alfred Kinsey and Sarah Charles. As a young boy he suffered many illnesses such as rheumatic fever and typhoid. In high school‚ he began his interest in biology and botanical studies with the influence of his teacher. He started his career in biology as a zoologist and entomologist but later found interest in sexology. His parents were very religious therefore not

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    1. Carpenter expressed interest in the arts‚ with a particular affinity for films from an early age. A college project entitled The Resurrection of Billy Bronco‚ which Carpenter collaborated on the script and acted as music composer‚ won an academy award in 1970. 2. John Carpenter’s works in the mid 1970’s ranged from comedy‚ sci-fi‚ and westerns‚ which Carpenter had the strongest affinity for. 3. During the production of these films‚ Carpenter worked as writer‚ director‚ composer‚ and producer

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    The infamous shower scene in the 1960 film ‘Psycho’ For it being made in 1960‚ this film is edited very well. There is perfect transitions into the story and what is going on. It definitely draws you in‚ whether you like classic movies or not. The editing goes at a slower pace and then builds up as the stabbing starts to happen. The editing creates super suspense. The shot being utilized in this scene is the direct cut. The editing in this clip is quite good. The editing builds up the suspense

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    Shadow Of A Doubt Analysis

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    In Shadow of a Doubt (1943)‚ Alfred Hitchcock creates many moments of suspense and mystery. Throughout the entire film the audience is taken through a ride of high moments of suspense and filled with a large impact of mystery. Personally this is one of my favorite films and I really liked the film imagery that Hitchcock used throughout the film. There were many moments where Hitchcock used a variety of his infamous techniques of cutting between scenes. In fact‚ Shadow of a Doubt was one of his favorite

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