I intend to discuss the work of my favourite film director, Alfred Hitchcock. ... Hitchcock's films were a classic illustration of the qualities of mainstream Hollywood. ... There are many reasons why I personally am interested in Hitchcock's films and they are as follows. His use of montage, his control of editing, his use of "point of view", his manipulation of audiences, his exploitation of genre familiarity and especially his "silent director" approach. ... "Always make the audience suffer as much as possible" In summarising, I believe Hitchcock is the greatest...

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Almost every thriller that is released has had some influences from the great director, since he practically invented the thriller genre. ... The plot of the film is quite simple like many of Hitchcock's film. ... By setting the film in one location the film becomes much more suspenseful since the audience becomes familiar with the locations. ... David Fincher the director of the film uses every trick in the book to give his film a distinctive style. ... "Insomnia," another film that was released this past year also resembles the films that Hitchcock used to make. ...

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This experience can be seen in many of his films. ... One has to view his films more than once to really catch the small subtleties to understand the statement he is trying to make through his films. ... The film starts with a murder of a secret agent. ... He won his first academy award for best film that year. ... This fits into the style of a film noir film because; this movie has tragic and, melodramatic qualities.? ...

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This experience can be seen in many of his films. ... One has to view his films more than once to really catch the small subtleties to understand the statement he is trying to make through his films. ... The film starts with a murder of a secret agent. ... He won his first academy award for best film that year. ... This fits into the style of a film noir film because; this movie has tragic and, melodramatic qualities.? ...

• Word Count: 1872
• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School