Every location is an opportunity to create something no one has ever seen before.
There’s just something about Alfred Hitchcock. So few directors have his swagger, his mystique. He was a larger-than-life personality whose career was red hot for almost three decades, but it burnt so bright it was an absolute travesty the way it faded in his final years. One of the many things I admire about Hitchcock is how he could take an ordinary object and turn it into the extraordinary. For a director famous for putting average people in above-average scenarios, maybe this shouldn’t be surprising. But it still amazes me today.
One of the things he shot differently than almost anyone else is stairs. When you think about it, stairs became an incredible and integral part of the stories he told. They transported you into danger, offered escape, capitalized on phobias, and signified impending doom.
Watch this stair supercut from Max Tohline, and let’s talk after.
Author: Jason Hellerman
This article comes from No Film School and can be read on the original site.
