Alfred Hitchcock - a true auteur?
The Pitch: Your production company has been asked to produce a short 6-7 minute documentary script that explains the general concept of auteur film-making and the director as auteur by using the career and work of Alfred Hitchcock – concentrating on two of his Hollywood films: Psycho, North-by-Northwest.
Your documentary script must be written in the Video/Audio format shown in the IB Independent Study handout: (“The impact of German Expressionism on Modern Horror Films”)
You must include these 7 PARTS:
1. Basic definition of auteur film and auteur director
2. Historical/Cultural context of the auteur concept
3. Alfred Hitchcock – the director – what makes him special?
4. Recurrent themes in Hitchcock’s films – storylines
5. Stylistic unity in Hitchcock’s films – consider mise-en-scene, mise-en-shot
6. Narrative techniques
7. Conclusion – so is Hitchcock an auteur and why?
Is this a useful way to think about him?
Some useful sources:
Film authorship – the director as auteur (handout)
Think about which clips from Psycho and North-by-Northwest you want to use to support your narrative.
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