Alfred Hitchcock once said “there is no terror in the bang, only in the anticipation of it”(Crow, Jonathan).One of the greatest filmmakers of all times, was nicknamed “The Master of Suspense” for he was creating a psychological suspense in his films, which resulted in a unique watching experience (Alfred Hitchcock." Bio.com.). He was also an acknowledge master of the thriller, a genre he virtually invented (Ramirez Berg, Charles) and a brilliant technician. Born in London on August 13, 1899 Hitchcock initially in an engineering before he turned to film industry in 1919. Before actually making films, he was illustrating title cards for silent films at Paramount's Famous Players-Lasky studio in London. He left for Hollywood in 1939, where his
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As the audience waits for the moment when characters will finally learn the truth, the suspense and thrill is increasing to impossible levels. Vertigo is an example of the excellent suspense building movie. From the very first as the police officer “Scottie” hangs from the edge of the building and sees his colleague fall from the rooftop. Scottie’s later developed phobia of heights establishes a building suspense for the rest of the movie. In order to keep the audience constantly “elevated” and create the feeling of height Hitchcock uses different illusions by introducing rooftops, the San Francisco skyline, the Golden Gate Bridge and the staircase of the church (Azcuy, Phineas ). Especially the staircase sequence is filmed in a technique that creates thrill and suspense. Another effective scene is when the hotel clerk tells Scottie that the room of Madeleine was empty. He is convinced that he just saw Madeline enter it. The scene creates a suspense because it implies that the character could be a ghost or that the hotel clerk lied, which would further complicate the
As the audience waits for the moment when characters will finally learn the truth, the suspense and thrill is increasing to impossible levels. Vertigo is an example of the excellent suspense building movie. From the very first as the police officer “Scottie” hangs from the edge of the building and sees his colleague fall from the rooftop. Scottie’s later developed phobia of heights establishes a building suspense for the rest of the movie. In order to keep the audience constantly “elevated” and create the feeling of height Hitchcock uses different illusions by introducing rooftops, the San Francisco skyline, the Golden Gate Bridge and the staircase of the church (Azcuy, Phineas ). Especially the staircase sequence is filmed in a technique that creates thrill and suspense. Another effective scene is when the hotel clerk tells Scottie that the room of Madeleine was empty. He is convinced that he just saw Madeline enter it. The scene creates a suspense because it implies that the character could be a ghost or that the hotel clerk lied, which would further complicate the