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Alfred Hitchcock’s Ghost Stories for Young People

Posted on October 31, 2011 in Filmmaking 360 | No Comments

The master of suspense, Alfred Hitchcock, gets delightfully campy on his 1962 Golden Records LP Ghost Stories for Young People. He ushers in the chills for the children as he narrates these spooky stories read by actor John Allen.

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Alfred Hitchcock on Salvador Dali and Spellbound

Posted on September 29, 2011 in Interviews | No Comments

In this interview Alfred Hitchcock discusses why he wanted Salvador Dali to design the dream sequences for his 1945 film Spellbound.

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Alfred Hitchcock: “Puns are the highest form of literature.”

Posted on September 12, 2011 in Interviews | No Comments

While discussing slutty actors with Dick Cavett in this 1972 interview Alfred Hitchcock jokes: “puns are the highest form of literature.”

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Hitchcock’s PSYCHO – Subliminal Themes

Posted on July 19, 2011 in Filmmaking 360 | No Comments

Rob Ager’s analysis of the subliminal themes in Alfred Hitchcock’s horror masterpiece PSYCHO.

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Hitchcock makes a “That’s what she said” Joke in this Rare Sound Test

Posted on July 19, 2011 in Outtakes | 1 Comment

In this rare sound test Alfred Hitchcock trying his best to embarrass the film’s Czech lead Anny Ondra, who ends up giggling and turning her back to the camera…

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How to Cook Like Hitchcock

Posted on July 13, 2011 in Filmmaking 360 | No Comments

Hitch by Felix Meyer, Pascal Monaco, Torsten Strer and others was their graduation project at the University of Applied Sciences and Arts in Hannover. It’s about an animated book containing the recipes for Alfred Hitchcock’s classics. “The Ultimate Hitch Cookbook” is made for Hitchcock enthusiasts and every other couch potato out there.

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Andy Warhol interviews Alfred Hitchcock

Posted on June 3, 2011 in Interviews | 1 Comment

This conversation that appeared in Interview Magazine in September 1974 doesn’t offer any great insights into filmmaking, but for what it lacks in informativeness it makes up for in novelty.

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Hitchcock and The Kuleshov Effect

Posted on April 19, 2011 in Editing | No Comments

In this classic interview with Alfred Hitchcock he demonstrates the Kuleshov Effect. This is a film editing montage effect named after Russian filmmaker Lev Kuleshov who first illustrated it in the 1910s and 1920s.

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Death Scenes from 36 Alfred Hitchcock Films

Posted on April 8, 2011 in Outtakes | No Comments

Death scenes from 36 of Alfred Hitchcock’s movies, synchronised to climax in unison.

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Farley Granger talks about Alfred Hitchcock

Posted on March 31, 2011 in Interviews | No Comments

Farley Granger star of Alfred Hitchcock films such as “Rope” and “Strangers on a Train,” has died this week. In this video Granger talks about the making of “Rope” and working with Hitchcock.

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The Complete Hitchcock and Truffaut Audio Interview

Posted on February 22, 2011 in Interviews | No Comments

Film Detail discovered this 12-hour audio file of the legendary interview between Francois Truffaut and Alfred Hitchcock, possibly the greatest filmmaker interview ever done. Here is a rare opportunity to eavesdrop on two cinematic masters from very different backgrounds as they cover each of Hitch’s films in succession.

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Hitchcock’s Storyboards from 13 Classic Films

Posted on November 10, 2010 in Storyboarding | 8 Comments

Hitchcock was known for his extensive storyboarding down to the finest detail of production. He was reported to have never even bothered looking through the viewfinder, since he didn’t need to do so. Looking at his storyboards versus the finial film it’s safe to say that is a vast overstatement.

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Prequel to Hitchcock’s “The Birds”

Posted on November 4, 2010 in Outtakes | 1 Comment

Finally, a film that explains Hitchcock’s “The Birds”! This trailer for a prequel to the Alfred Hitchcock horror classic The Birds comes from NYSUfilms.

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An Hour with Alfred Hitchcock

Posted on October 21, 2010 in Interviews | 1 Comment

Going back to 1973 in one of the early episodes of “The Tomorrow Show”, here’s a 1 hour interview with the master of suspense, Alfred Hitchcock

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Saul Bass: On Making Money vs Quality Work

Posted on October 11, 2010 in Credits, Interviews | 1 Comment

During his 40-year career he worked for some of Hollywood’s greatest filmmakers, including most notably Alfred Hitchcock, Otto Preminger, Stanley Kubrick and Martin Scorsese.

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