Learn from the master of suspense.
Alfred Hitchcock is one of the most professional and interesting directors to have ever worked in film and television. Before every movie, he meticulously shotlisted and storyboarded. He’d work and rework screenplay scenes before and during shooting to make them all precise.
Hitchcock indeed had a method. And it’s one that led him to great success. You can follow it too.
Check out this video from The Cinema Cartography, and let’s talk after.
What Is “The Hitchcock Method” and How Can You Emulate It?
If you watched the video, then you know it takes us through some of the best Hitchcock moments across his films and discusses what made him the original auteur. Unlike any other director, Hitchcock’s name became synonymous with one kind of movie—the kind of movie that kept the audience guessing and on the edge of their seats. Hitch was the master of cinema form, technique, structure, and even character archetypes. He just seemed to understand who fits where, and why.
Author: Jason Hellerman
This article comes from No Film School and can be read on the original site.
