Unit 4 – Storytelling OGR part 2

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UNIT 4 – STORYTELLING – ESSAY INTRODUCTION

This essay examines the techniques directors use to create tension and suspense within a film, focussing particularly on editing and camera use. It explores Alfred Hitchcock’s use of these techniques in the film “Psycho” and investigates the ways in which Hitchcock uses editing to create tension within the narrative. Key sources for definition of techniques are Tony Caputo’s “Visual Story Telling: The Art and Technique” (2002) and William Eisner’s “Graphic Storytelling and Visual Narrative” (2008). Further reference will come from Christopher Morris’ “The hanging figure: on suspense and the films of Alfred Hitchcock” (2002), Raymond Durgnat’s “A Long Hard Look at Psycho” (2002), and Susan Smith’s ‘Hitchcock: Suspense, Humour and tone”(2002). Additional material used is the BBC1 video recording “Paul Merton looks at Alfred Hitchcock” (2009).

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REFERENCES Caputo, T. C. (2002) Visual Storytelling: The Art and Technique New York: Watson Guptill Durgnat, R (2002) A Long, Hard Look at Psycho London: British Film Institute Eisner, W (2008) Graphic Storytelling and Visual Narrative London: W. W. Norton Morris, C D (2002) The hanging figure: on suspense and the films of Alfred Hitchcock Westport: Praeger Smith, S (2000) Hitchcock: suspense, humour and tone London: British Film Institute Video recording: “Paul Merton looks at Alfred Hitchcock” [28.02.09] BBC1