Alfred Hitchcock
Alfred Hitchcock was an English film director known as the "Master of Suspense." His thrillers—*Psycho*, *Vertigo*, *Rear Window*, *The Birds*—defined the genre through innovative camera techniques and psychological tension.
His cameo appearances in his own films became a signature.
Hitchcock's name now evokes suspenseful storytelling: The movie had a very Hitchcockian twist.
Psychological thriller about acrophobia
- Rear Window1954 suspense classic
- North by NorthwestIntermediate compass point
- The BirdsHitchcock's nature-attacks thriller
- RebeccaHebrew name meaning "captivating"
The 39 Steps · Marnie · Topaz
Motivator irrelevant in itself
- storyboardingSequencing shots through drawings
- montageAssembled sequence of images
- cameoBrief guest appearance
- cross-cuttingEditing between parallel actions
mise-en-scène · panning · editing · lighting · sound-design
Director with total control
- HollywoodAmerican film industry center
- influentialHaving considerable effect
- pioneerEarly explorer or settler
- visionaryImaginative planner of futures
classic · timeless · signature · silhouette · profile · British · American · Academy Award
Stretched or strained state
- anticipationState of awaiting something
- dreadIntense anticipatory fear
- foreshadowingHinting at later events
- red herringIntentional misleading distraction
plot twist · cliffhanger · psychological · atmosphere · ominous · anxiety · uncertainty · escalation
Vertigo
Psychological thriller about acrophobia
- Rear Window1954 suspense classic
- North by NorthwestIntermediate compass point
- The BirdsHitchcock's nature-attacks thriller
Rebecca · The 39 Steps · Marnie · Topaz
MacGuffin
Motivator irrelevant in itself
- storyboardingSequencing shots through drawings
- montageAssembled sequence of images
- cameoBrief guest appearance
cross-cutting · mise-en-scène · panning · editing · lighting · sound-design
auteur
Director with total control
- HollywoodAmerican film industry center
- influentialHaving considerable effect
- pioneerEarly explorer or settler
visionary · classic · timeless · signature · silhouette · profile · British · American · Academy Award · AFI
tension
Stretched or strained state
- anticipationState of awaiting something
- dreadIntense anticipatory fear
- foreshadowingHinting at later events
red herring · plot twist · cliffhanger · psychological · atmosphere · ominous · anxiety · uncertainty · escalation · jeopardy
murder
Deliberate unlawful killing
obsession · doubles · mother · birds · psychoanalysis · fear · identity · manipulation · betrayal · paranoia
- filmmakersSteven Spielberg, Stanley Kubrick, Martin Scorsese, Francis Ford Coppola, Quentin Tarantino
- Film DirectorsStanley Kubrick, Orson Welles, Billy Wilder, John Ford, Federico Fellini
- British FilmBFI, British comedy, Danny Boyle, Christopher Nolan, Richard Attenborough
- HitchcockVertigo, The Birds, Rear Window, North by Northwest, Rebecca
- 1950s IconsElvis Presley, Marilyn Monroe, James Dean, Lucille Ball, Audrey Hepburn
- Horror DirectorsJohn Carpenter, Wes Craven, George Romero, Sam Raimi, David Cronenberg
Alfred HitchcockNora Ephron
Federico Fellini · Pixar · Walt Disney · Hayao Miyazaki · slapstick comedy
Alfred HitchcockHayao Miyazaki
Ron Howard · Richard Curtis · childlike wonder · Steven Spielberg · Charlie Chaplin