Alfred Hitchcock's Silent Films

Alfred Hitchcock's Silent Films
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Publisher : McFarland
Total Pages : 225
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ISBN-10 : 9780786481927
ISBN-13 : 0786481927
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Book Synopsis Alfred Hitchcock's Silent Films by : Marc Raymond Strauss

Download or read book Alfred Hitchcock's Silent Films written by Marc Raymond Strauss and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2015-01-24 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Alfred Hitchcock called the silent "the purest form of cinema," and the ten silent films he directed between 1925 and 1929 reveal the young director's mature artistry. Hitchcock's silents have often been characterized as the work of a talented amateur, a young director practicing his craft during a pre-sound era of antiquated instruments and poor film techniques--the director experimented with myriad points of view, unique camera angles and movements, and special effects such as dissolves, blurriness, and violent cuts. These films, however, contain the first appearances of some of his greatest and most familiar techniques: the vertigo-inducing crowd scene, the symbolic use of inanimate objects, the manipulation of the audience's emotions, and the self-conscious, often macabre wit. This work discovers Hitchcock's early talent and skill through close readings of the films from The Pleasure Garden to the silent version of Blackmail, using shot-by-shot descriptions and interpretations. Each film's chapter includes technical information, a summary of the critical response from the film's release to the present, and detailed analysis of the camera techniques and themes Hitchcock uses.


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