Auteur Presentation Reflections (Additions)

Techniques used in Hitchcock's movies

• Something often seen in Hitchcock movies is the leading female roles were mostly blonde. They were not just decorative pieces on the arm of their male leads; they were true lead characters. This dynamic nature of his female leads and their willingness to take action is probably what created suspense.

• Hitchcock believed that information and suspense went hand in hand, he believed in showing the audience what the character was unaware of. If something was going to harm your character in the future, show it at the beginning scene. Then you let the scene play like there’s nothing wrong. From time to time, remind the audience of the looming danger. This way you continuously build up the suspense level.

• Another method Hitchcock applied was in dividing action into a series of close-ups that were then shown in succession.