PRESENTATION OUTLINE
A film director controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects, and visualizes the script while guiding the technical crew and actors in the fulfillment of that vision
Interpreting the script and
making it into a film
The driving creative force
in a film's production,
bringing it to life
Attended the University of London,
taking art courses.
He obtained a job as a draftsman and advertising designer for the cable company Henley's
While working at Henley's he began to write, submitting short articles for their in-house publication
In 1920, Hitchcock entered the film industry with a full-time position at the Famous Players-Lasky Company designing title cards for silent films
Within a few years, he was working as an assistant director
In 1925, Hitchcock directed his first film and began making the "thrillers" for which he became known the world over. His 1929 film Blackmail is said to be the first British "talkie."
In the 1930s, he directed the suspense films
The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934) and
The 39 Steps (1935).
In 1939, Hitchcock left England for Hollywood
His cameo appearances in his own films, as well as his interviews, film trailers and the television program Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955-65), made him a cultural icon
North by Northwest (1959)
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
(1955 - 1961)