Alfred Stieglitz

Peter Greenaway, author of Defining Narrative, studied narrative structure in films, explaining varying narratives. Within this analyzation, Greenway addresses the 1960 adaptation of Psycho. “Hitchcock makes masterful use of restricted narration, preventing the audience from learning one critical aspect of Norman's story-the true nature of his relationship with his mother-until the end of the film.” (Greenway 82). Although present in a majority of the film, three significant examples will be…

Testing Observations The DAS test was selected because of the ability to evaluate the verbal, nonverbal skills along with spatial skills. Because of the possible speech delays, the DAS was used because of the ability to measure his intelligence on non-verbal tasks along with verbal. On the testing, Julius appeared to do best on the testing. Overall his intelligence score (Standard Score) was a 109. This score indicates that Julius is intellectually functioning in the average to above…

Strangers on a Train In the film Strangers on a Train Alfred Hitchcock portrays the 1950’s stereotype of Homosexuals being a threat to society, with Bruno, the homosexual, being a dangerous character. In the beginning of the movie where Bruno and Guy first encounter each other on the train, Bruno seems to develop a homosexual connection with Guy. “it is evident that Guy, who is unhappily married to a conniving, promiscuous spouse, is fascinated by this fey, coyly ingrating creature-so much so…

Alfred Hitchcock’s utilizes elements of expressionism to suggest a brutal murder in his movie, Psycho. Revealing the perspectives of both the murderer and victim, Hitchcock’s use of exploitation, stylized acting, plot distortion, and symbolism evokes visceral emotions from audiences. As the scene opens, the audiences see the main actress writing on a newspaper, clearly trying to discern something. Turning away from the desk, the main actress decides to shower, firmly shuts the door behind her,…

The cheapest way to garner a scream is that of the “jump scare”, which is the sudden change in either audio or visuals usually through a loud noise to elicit fear, yet the Norman Bates reveal takes an opposite approach. Rather than using a “jump scare”, the reveal of Norma Bate’s corpse and Norman Bates himself are all forewarned early through audio cues or the slow movements. When Lila enters the basement and sees Norma Bates sitting on the chair, the audience senses that something is off due…

Nerve is a movie that asks the audience to think about how social media influences our decision making. I wanted to review it because of the message that is presented to the audience and the question that is asked by the makers. Are the choices that we make individual or collective choices online? If you succeed than you get paid and if you fail or snitch you will lose money. The ethos of the film is that the users and the watchers are always online. The camera establishes the image and ethos…

to the audience on the screen, should express and reflect the personality of the director. This policy later became known as the auter theory. These critics were renowned for their praise of some Hollywood directors, particularly Howard Hawkes, Alfred Hitchcock and John Ford who they admired for their individual styles. For the best part of a decade these critics argued their beliefs in the pages of cahiers du cinema. It was in their criticisms of other peoples work that subliminally they…

Spadoni discusses many of the elements of film in his book A Pocket Guide to Analyzing Films. One element he briefly examines is the utilization of the prop and how the prop becomes a motif. To further explore this concept, this essay will consider Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho. In this film, Hitchcock subjects Marion Crane to the voyeur through his placement of the owl in the parlor scene at the Bates Motel. When initially entering the parlor, Marion Crane’s surprise at the number of taxidermy…

viewer doesn’t get the answer in The Dark Knight, and that is the problem with the Dark Knight, Batman recognizes that the Joker wins, that it is impossible to beat him, unless Batman plays by his rules, in some sense. While referring to the Joker, Alfred, Batman’s butler states, “Some men aren’t looking for anything logical, like money. They can’t be bought, bullied, reasoned, or negotiated with. Some men just want to watch the world burn” (The Dark Knight). The paradox exists because the Joker…

whose contributions to this field psychology have given us great insight to the formation of personality, ways we think, behave, and develop from youth. Of these great theorists four stand apart from the pack. These Theorists would be Sigmund Freud, Alfred Adler, Karen Horney, and Erik Erickson. In this paper we will come to a better understanding of each theory, and how it applies to our case study. Sigmund Freud is the first theorist we will discuss. He is known as the father of psychology.…