ALFRED JOSEPH HITCHCOCK

ALFRED'S CHILDHOOD

• Born August 13, 1899 in Leytonstone, Essex, England
• He signed up to a cadet regiment of the royal engineers
• Second son/youngest in his family, schooled in st. Ignatius' college in Stamford Hill
• Lonely and sheltered that worsened by his obesity

MOVIES HITCHCOCK HAS DIRECTED

• Psycho, which had 4 acadamy award nominations
• Vertigo, which was named the 40th best movie of all time by Empire magazines
• The Birds
• Shadow of a Doubt
• Saboteur

HITCH'S STYLE

• Suspense
• Psychological thriller
• Silent films
• Early talkies

WHAT INFLUENCES THE MASTER OF SUSPENSE?

• Intrigued by photography
• Worked as a title card designer for the London branch
• It was all curiosity; he never looked up to another film-wise

WHERE IS ALFRED HITCHCOCK TODAY?

• He died on April 29, 1980
• 80 years old
• Cremated, ashed spread all over the Pacific Ocean
• C.O.D.: Renal failure (kidney failure)

SCENES FROM ALFRED'S FILMS

• Www.youtube.com/watch?v=5bieliX5KLQ
• ^^Psycho scene^^ *blood warning*
• Www.youtube.com/watch?v=hplpQt424Ls
• ^^the birds scene^^ *blood warning*