Hitchcock's melodramatic silence

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Application of silence by film director Alfred Hitchcock in his works is dualistic in nature. It reveals a kind of truth, and at the same time calls the truth into question. Hitchcock relies more on visual signs and images, than verbal language, to give melodramatic touches to his films. He preferred the pure films of the silent era. The silence in Hitchcock's films are not merely empty dialogues but actual silence or failure to respond verbally in horror or absurd scenes. His works reveal his distrust in conventional speech as a medium of communication.

Analysis, Works, Film genres, Movie genres, Silent films, Silent movies, Hitchcock, Alfred

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Using theatrical acting techniques in the production of short films

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Student film directors and script writers can use techniques used by theater groups to polish their directing and scripting abilities. This would involve using rehearsal periods to encourage improvisation, developing subtexts by practising contentless scenes and trying beat analyses to help the characters come alive. While the economic demands of Hollywood make this difficult in real movie making, students should use their relative economic freedom to perfect their art. Examples of beat analyses and contentless scenes are discussed.

Methods, Motion picture authorship, Screenwriting, Short films, Short movies

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Course file for 'Narrative Film: Theory and Practice.'

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The graduate-level seminar on 'Narrative Film: Theory and Practice' aims to inform students as to the guiding principles of narrative filmmaking and how to use the camera to shape their scenes. To give filmmakers some control, help them make educated choices, and to help them recognize the relationship between choices and meaning are the other objectives of the seminar. Filmmakers have to be aware of the range of possibilities available to them if they are to excel in their craft.

Usage, Education, Filmmakers, Movie directors, Movie producers (Persons), Cinematography

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