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FILM 212 The Films of Alfred Hitchcock

This course is an introduction to the films of Alfred Hitchcock. Students will view a variety of Hitchcock's films which span his career from Easy Virtue in 1928 to Family Plot in 1976. Supplemental videos will present some of Hitchcock's working practices and examples of his work in TV. Readings will include critical analyses.

Credits

3

Hours Weekly

3 hours weekly

Course Objectives

  1. 1. Identify running themes in Hitchcock’s movies.
  2. 2. Discuss the director’s use of mise-en-scène and revolutionary camera angles.
  3. 3. Analyze some of Hitchcock’s editing techniques.
  4. 4. Distinguish different cinematic styles and genres developed over Hitchcock’s career.
  5. 5. Discuss the "auteur theory" of the cinema, especially as it relates to Hitchcock.
  6. 6. Compare and contrast key elements in film authorship, genre, ideology and theory.
  7. 7. Analyze Hitchcock’s films and literary works and place them in their cultural settings.

Course Objectives

  1. 1. Identify running themes in Hitchcock’s movies.
  2. 2. Discuss the director’s use of mise-en-scène and revolutionary camera angles.
  3. 3. Analyze some of Hitchcock’s editing techniques.
  4. 4. Distinguish different cinematic styles and genres developed over Hitchcock’s career.
  5. 5. Discuss the "auteur theory" of the cinema, especially as it relates to Hitchcock.
  6. 6. Compare and contrast key elements in film authorship, genre, ideology and theory.
  7. 7. Analyze Hitchcock’s films and literary works and place them in their cultural settings.