Wednesday, September 21, 2022

Week 2 - Alfred Hitchcock

Alfred Hitchcock (1899-1980) is perhaps the most famous and most recognizable movie director of all time. He is known as the "master of suspense." He directed more than 50 movies, and many of them can be found on critics' lists of the best movies ever made. He influenced countless directors that followed him, and his techniques were copied by many. His movies may seem a little old-fashioned to people used to computer graphics and modern film editing, but if you give his movies a chance, you'll never fail to be fascinated.

When you watch Hitchcock movies, watch for these trademarks:

  • famous, recognizable locations from around the world
  • fake backdrops
  • blonde leading ladies
  • people running away from someone
  • characters with psychological issues
  • dark humor about death
  • effectively scary or thrilling soundtracks
  • cameo appearances by Hitchcock himself, usually early in the film


Alfred Hitchcock Biographies
Wikipedia
IMDb
Biography.com

Most of Hitchcock's famous movies are available in the Tsurumi University Library. Check them out!

Today's activities:
a.    Watch all of the Alfred Hitchcock trailers below
b.    Watch "The Life and Career of Alfred Hitchcock"; link below. 
c.     Read the Simple Wikipedia Bio re. Alfred Hitchcock and do the Form.
d.    Watch Rear Window trailer and fill out the handout

Every Alfred Hitchcock Cameo - short clips from movies

The Life and Career of Alfred Hitchcock (WatchMojo.com).

Optional ...
Rebecca (1940) - complete movie online!

Top 10 Alfred Hitchcock Movies (WatchMojo)

Optional Trailer
Rope (1948) - trailer: This Hitchcock movie is unusual in many ways. It's based on a true story of a murder committed by two college students who wanted to see if they could get away with it. In the movie, there are no cuts; the story goes from start to finish with no breaks in the action; amazing! The movie is mostly dialog and has very little action, so it may be difficult to understand, but it's a fascinating movie, and it stars one of Hitchcock's (and the world's) favorite actors, Jimmy Stewart!

Past Tense 'Be' Verbs Handout (in class on paper)

To Do List
1) Read the Alfred Hitchcock Bio on Simple Wikipedia. Do the Form. (You can keep the Bio open on one tab and the quiz open on the other.)
2) Watch the Rear Window Classic Trailer and complete the PDF handout.
3) Past Tense 'Be' Verbs handout
4) Did you make a blog post about Steven Spielberg last week? You must do this!
5) Did you fix all of your blog mistakes? Kevin gave you the paper last week. You have to do this.
6) Make a blog post about Alfred Hitchcock. Which trailers did you watch? What was your impression? Do you want to watch an Alfred Hitchcock movie? Why or why not?
** Please pay attention to the writing rules introduced last week! **

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