How Is Alfred Hitchcock Use Of Film Techniques Used In Vertigo
The Life of Alfred Hitchcock
"Always make the audience suffer as much as possible". Alfred Hitchcock.
Alfred Hitchcock was one of the first celebrity director. Alfred Joseph Hitchcock was born on August 13, 1899 in Heytonstone, England. His early life could be compared to a Charles Dickens novel full of hard work. The Hitchcock's were a hard working strict Catholic family. His father William Hitchcock was a store owner in Heytonstone. With three children, his mother Emma Jane Hitchcock stayed at home to take care of the family. Hitchcock describe his childhood very lonely and shelter. Probably due to his obesity. He was a very quiet child and didn't get along with a lot of people. One time as punishment his father sent him to the local police …show more content…
He preferred shooting on location instead of using the film studios due to the natural light obtained on location. He also had certain tricks that he would use with his camera techniques. One he would use to add intensity to a scene would be called a push pull. The Push pull would make the foreground steady while the background moves closer. This would cause the audience to pay attention to certain parts in the movie or to feel distorted. The main example of this one would be when in "Vertigo" James Stewart looks down. He would use P.O.V (point of view) a lot mainly in Rear Window. It works extremely well in that film because you feel like you're in James Stewart shoes. Close ups were used when a character discovered something important or to reveal something. He uses dolly tracks to move the camera smoothly like in "Rope" which was filmed in 10 long takes. "Rope" is supposed to create the illusion of one shot. He also has a cameo in all of his movies. There almost like little Easter eggs because you usually don't notice because he's in the background usually as a face in the crowd, a driver, or just some random extra. He also was an innovator in the use technology to build and maintain suspense in his
"Always make the audience suffer as much as possible". Alfred Hitchcock.
Alfred Hitchcock was one of the first celebrity director. Alfred Joseph Hitchcock was born on August 13, 1899 in Heytonstone, England. His early life could be compared to a Charles Dickens novel full of hard work. The Hitchcock's were a hard working strict Catholic family. His father William Hitchcock was a store owner in Heytonstone. With three children, his mother Emma Jane Hitchcock stayed at home to take care of the family. Hitchcock describe his childhood very lonely and shelter. Probably due to his obesity. He was a very quiet child and didn't get along with a lot of people. One time as punishment his father sent him to the local police …show more content…
He preferred shooting on location instead of using the film studios due to the natural light obtained on location. He also had certain tricks that he would use with his camera techniques. One he would use to add intensity to a scene would be called a push pull. The Push pull would make the foreground steady while the background moves closer. This would cause the audience to pay attention to certain parts in the movie or to feel distorted. The main example of this one would be when in "Vertigo" James Stewart looks down. He would use P.O.V (point of view) a lot mainly in Rear Window. It works extremely well in that film because you feel like you're in James Stewart shoes. Close ups were used when a character discovered something important or to reveal something. He uses dolly tracks to move the camera smoothly like in "Rope" which was filmed in 10 long takes. "Rope" is supposed to create the illusion of one shot. He also has a cameo in all of his movies. There almost like little Easter eggs because you usually don't notice because he's in the background usually as a face in the crowd, a driver, or just some random extra. He also was an innovator in the use technology to build and maintain suspense in his