Michelle Tvete
Crew Director: Alfred Hitchcock Writers: John Buchan (novel) Charles Bennett (adaptation) Ian Hay (dialogue) Music: Jack Beaver (uncredited) Louis Levy (uncredited)
Key Cast Members Robert Donat as Richard Hannay Madeleine Carroll as Pamela Shaneakwa Lucie Mannheim as Annabella Smith Wylie Watson as Mr. Memory Alfred Hitchcock as ?
Story
Possible Presentation Approaches Adaptation: Beyond question of fidelity to source material
Possible Presentation Approaches Adaptation: Literal Faithful Loose
Possible Presentation Approaches Adaptation: Adapted from OR Adapted to Book, radio, play, history, folk tale, game, and other films
Adaptation Sources for Hitchcock & Charles Bennet James Buchan’s 1914 novel South African Boer’s story Datas, a real-life music hall performer
Adapted to Films in1957, 1978, 2008 (BBC) & 2011 (Robert Towne, Australian setting) Play in 2006 Interactive online story in 2006
North by Northwest Connections Planes, Trains & Women
Possible Presentation Approaches Auteur Theory: French theorists (1950s) Director as “author” of film Identifiable: Stylistic patterns Thematic patterns
Possible Presentation Approaches Hitchcock as Auteur:
Possible Presentation Approaches Hitchcock as Auteur: Pure Cinema (visual storytelling) Innocent man (double chase) Cool blondes Hands “Stage” opening & closings Voyeuristic gaze Suspense (building fear) Iconic monuments & buildings Music
Possible Presentation Approaches Hitchcock as Auteur: Pure Cinema (visual storytelling)—Mise en scène Innocent man (double chase)—Character/Plot Cool blondes—Character/Actor Hands—Character/Camera close ups “Stage” opening & closings--Setting Voyeuristic gaze—Perspective/Camera POV Suspense—Emotion/Viewer response Iconic monuments & buildings—Setting Score--Music
Possible Presentation Approaches Hitchcock as Auteur: Your own observation & theory
Possible Presentation Approaches Hitchcock as Auteur: Triggers: Events, sights or sounds that cause strong emotional or psychological reactions in a character.
Possible Presentation Approaches Hitchcock as Auteur: Triggers: Events, sights or sounds that cause strong emotional or psychological reactions in a character. Hitchcock often reveals a trigger’s emotional or psychological effect by shifting to a subjective position.
Triggers Spellbound (1945)
Triggers Spellbound (1945)
Triggers Strangers on a Train (1951)
Triggers Marnie (1964)
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