Movie directors worldwide have always wanted to make great movies like Alfred Hitchcock’s, but have never achieved this feat. People have wondered, “Where did Alfred Hitchcock learn how to write these outstanding movies?” The answer is that he started learning it when he started getting interested in the old “new” movie industry. Then he got hired by the London branch of Famous Players-Lasky to work as a designer for title cards. He then started gaining experience in writing, editing, and production management. You may be asking, “Why is he doing this in the first place?” Well, it’s because when his father died, he was left to care for his family, so he dropped out of school and got a job to support his family.
Eventually, Alfred was assigned his first movie production as a director with his wife for “The Pleasure Garden”. Hitchcock began to release more and more movies, some of his hit movies were “Blackmail” (1929), “The 39 Steps” (1935), “Rope” (1948), “Dial M For Murder” (1954), “Rear Window” (1954), “To Catch a Thief” (1955), “Psycho” (1960) and many more. Hitchcock made outstanding films, but sometimes his movies weren’t always that great. Some of his movies such as, “Torn Curtain” (1966), “Topaz” (1972), “Under Capricorn” (1949), “Bon Voyage & Aventure Malgache” (1944), “Mr. and Mrs. Smith” (1941, and a few others were not liked as much. Although he went through these hardships, he never gave up.
Alfred Hitchcock was amazing at directing and making his movies. He made some of his films based on things he had experienced throughout his life. He put an assortment of life into his films, and he also put some of his life into it as well. He made his films to make his audience feel as if they were disconnected from reality, to keep them from feeling like they knew what was going to happen next. He uses so much effort to make his films by adding foreshadowing, body language, and specific camera angles to add suspense or different eerie feelings. He was good at making you feel so many emotions and feelings.
Hitchcock in his early life was a catholic, and he still was until death. His birthplace was in London, England, on August 13, 1899. Hitchcock was also treated poorly in his childhood, leading him to portray this in his films. When he was just a little boy, his father had sent him to the police station with a note telling the officer to lock Hitchcock in a cell for 10 minutes as a punishment for “being out of line”. His mother would have him stand at the foot of her bed for long lengths of time as another form of punishment. This action would later make its way into his film “Psycho”. A lot of Hitchcock’s ideas came from his harsh childhood. He would later describe his childhood as lonely and sheltered due to his obesity. You may see similar things when it comes to authors writing books.
Alfred Hitchcock directed over 50 films over six decades. Over the years, his movies seriously made an impact, and his wife Alma Reville made it possible for Hitchcock to be this successful in the movie industry. Hitchcock also received the American Film Institute’s Life Achievement Award in 1979 for his amazing filmmaking. After a long time of making amazing films, he passed away peacefully in his sleep on April 29, 1980. After his death, his legacy would never be forgotten.
Alfred Hitchcock was one of the world’s most famous directors who helped, not inspired, make the movies today. He helped other filmmakers make better movies just from watching his. This is what made him such a good writer and director. He had a hard childhood and overcame hardships to make some of the best films. He truly is a master of movies and suspense. These are some of the many reasons why Alfred Hitchcock is one of the best directors in the history of movie-making.
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