Alfred Kinsey

The Auteur Theory is defined by a director who is the main force for a film. A main creative force is usually someone who wrote, directed, and maybe even edited their own film. Although in MMP’s it’s extremely rare for a director to edit their own movies, it’s not unheard of in the indie market. It is debatable whether if directors who are the main creative forces in their film make it any better, because sometimes they fail. A great example of an auteur theory director is George Lucas, and he…

and more frequent. He had to get out! Alfred had tried many times, but they were guarding the door under the doormat. They could only appear under rugs and carpets, so he figured the hated the light. For that reason he decided to call them moles.They had been unsuccessfully trying to kill him off for a month now and Alfred was running out of food. He tried calling the police but the phone lines were disconnected. A few days passed with no attacks on Alfred. Since there had been no attacks…

Only Bates Can Get A Little Voyeuristic At Times: An Analysis on Robert Bloch’s “Psycho” When it comes to Gothic Literature, there are various conventions that could come into play, to define a work as such. In the “Glossary of Literary Gothic Terms”, Douglass H. Thomson notes that in such a genre there is a gap of difference that separates works that evoke terror and those that ignite horror as he says: “Works of horror are constructed from a maze of alarmingly concrete imagery designed to…

Psycho English Assignment 1:) The opening moments of Psycho suggest a documentary, with exact time and place indicated. What might be a viewer’s expectations after such an opening? 1.) Answer: The opening moments of the film may be shown or hinted to be a documentary because they want you to be involved in the life of the characters of the film for example: A documentary involves You in the life's or events of whatever the documentaries about. The viewers of the film when involved in with…

I used to be the person who would go to certain classifications of movies. Anything that was labeled Independent I always thought was for the fancy French person who got something out of it that my simple non-artistic mind couldn't possibly grasp. One day I stumbled across a movie that had good reviews but it was labeled the dreaded genre, Independent. Oh whoa to me I felt like it would be too weird for my mind to grasp. Let me tell you, if you were like me, you are dead wrong about the…

In most Hitchcock films, the characters drink brandy; it is a narrative element that is used to relieve the tension and restore from a scary or unexpected situation. When a character faints usually is offered brandy as a way to recover consciousness, feel better and even numb the feelings. For example, after Daisy finds the lodger in the street, handcuffed and cold, she take him to a restaurant and asks for brandy. This element also could be helpful for the action in the film continue or helps…

Moving on to the appearance of detective genre on the screen, Maloney claims that filming in the early 1900s was rather basic, as of being almost dependent on images and visual elements. The actors had to rely on their costumes, facial expressions and the set to be able to get the message across to the audience. After 1903 and 1906 the film industry flourished, describes Maloney, and new techniques and equipment such as the mobile camera, the close-up and the editing of the films was introduced.…

Kora Lahm Hour: 1 The film Psycho was made on September 8, 1960, by Alfred Hitchcock. Psycho was Hitchcock’s most successful film and it’s said to be the best horror film of all time. Most of the film focuses on Marion Crane, a Phoenix real-estate secretary. Marion was trusted by her employer to take $40,000 to the bank, but she sees the opportunity to take the money and start a new life. With the money, she leaves town and heads towards Sam’s California store. During a storm, she gets off the…

Spike Lee, through his undoubtedly inventive yet obtrusive camerawork, embodies emotional impact. From lateral panning and jumpy camera sequences to his use of perspective, Lee inspires intensity and apprehension. An odd synchronicity between the camerawork and subject matter fosters these emotional reactions and inspires inquisition; the viewer conceptualizes the camerawork to uncover a significance the narrative cannot deliver. The cop sequence retains suspense and effortlessly transfers…

Suspense in the eyes of the viewer Scene analysis Thesis: In my chosen scene the director, Alfred Hitchcock, expresses Norman’s personality as a predator, in a way that gives the viewer feelings of suspense and insecurity. Chosen Scene: Conversation between Marion and Norman during Marion’s meal. “We all go a little mad sometimes” https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Nv88ASiLmgk The first argument backing up my thesis involves examining the Cinematography within the scene.…