Vertigo - PreambleCinema Europe – Alfred Hitchcock and British Silent Cinema
http://youtu.be/UtSAivIJrZs
Vertigo - PreambleCinema Europe – Alfred Hitchcock and British Silent Cinema
Vertigo - PreambleCinema Europe – Alfred Hitchcock and British Silent Cinema
http://youtu.be/UtSAivIJrZs
Vertigo - PreambleCinema Europe – Alfred Hitchcock and British Silent Cinema
http://youtu.be/-TyP5Xo5W40
Vertigo - PreambleCinema Europe – Alfred Hitchcock and British Silent Cinema
http://youtu.be/-TyP5Xo5W40
The Historical Dimension1927 – The movies begin to speak, and sing.
http://youtu.be/OTFCctdiS04
The Historical Dimension1927 – The movies begin to speak, and sing.
http://youtu.be/YMzV96LV6Cchttp://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/paleofuture/2012/02/musicians-wage-war-against-evil-robots/
The Historical Dimension1930-1939 Technical Developments
• The soundproof “ice box” temporarily limits camera movement.
http://www.filmsite.org/30sintro.html
The Historical Dimension1930-1939 Technical Developments
• A successful color photography system (Technicolor) is introduced but it not widely used.
The Historical Dimension1930-1939 Business Developments
• The Big Five studios (majors) included Fox, MGM, Paramount, RKO, and Warners; and the Little Three included Columbia, United Artists, and Universal.
The Historical Dimension1930-1939 Business Developments
• Dominance is fully established for studio production methods, which included vertical integration, block booking, and the contract system (which reduced stars’ salaries).
https://picasaweb.google.com/114656905726841638976/MGM?feat=flashalbum#5700597435138265986
The Historical Dimension1930-1939 Business Developments
• The Film Program – Cartoons, Travelogues, Newsreels, Novelty Shorts, Comedy Shorts, Musical Shorts, Coming Attractions, Features, Double-Features
The Historical Dimension1930-1939 Business Developments
• Cinema (single) screens are in every neighborhood.
The Historical Dimension1930-1939 Business Developments
• Popular Genres – Musicals, Horror Films, Gangster Films, Screwball Comedies, Westerns
The Historical Dimension1930-1939 Business Developments
• Popular Genres – Disney Innovates the Animated Feature
The Historical Dimension1930-1939 Business Developments
• American film dominates (up to 80% of the world market), except perhaps in Japan.
The Historical Dimension1930-1939 Business Developments
• Under pressure, especially from religious groups, the Motion Picture Producers and Distributors Association begins to administer a tough Production Code through an office headed by Joseph T. Breen.
The Historical Dimension1930-1939 Business Developments
• Production Code
The Historical Dimension1930-1939 Business Developments
• 1939
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAE60830901D8BA3E&feature=view_all
The Historical Dimension1930-1939 Business Developments
• 1939
http://dadsmovies.blogspot.com/2012/01/1939-montage-part-one-over-there.html
Vertigo - PreambleCinema Europe - World War II
Vertigo - PreambleCinema Europe - Post War Italian Films (Neorealism)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3_6NSdqWgshttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9805LvrMiw8 2:00
1945
Vertigo - PreambleCinema Europe - Post War Italian Films (Neorealism)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=njLcOqW7xV0
1948
Vertigo - PreambleCinema Europe - Post War British Films (Kitchen Sink Realism)
“Room at the Top”http://youtu.be/C_vtOqEFFQM “Look Back in Anger”http://youtu.be/wKk5gzEhphY “Saturday Night and Sunday Morning”http://youtu.be/OHsOSySZOyo “Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner”http://youtu.be/4asUxvijYQ8
1959
Vertigo - PreambleCinema Europe - Post War French Films (The New Wave)
JBFC Series trailer: The French New Wavehttp://youtu.be/Ts3j__gNppwFrench New Wavehttp://youtu.be/qbFsY9cI068
The Influence of the French New Wavehttp://youtu.be/f9X4p74jHoo“Breathless”http://youtu.be/bJFFy3soy9Y
Vertigo - PreambleCinema Europe - Post War French Films (Before the New Wave)
Vertigo - PreambleCinema Europe – “Diabolique” (1955) Henri-Georges Clouzot
Vertigo - PreambleAmerican Cinema of the 1950’sRealism, Melodrama and Genre
Vertigo - PreambleCinema Europe – Pierre Boileau and Thomas Narcejac
Vertigo - PreambleAmerican Cinema of the 1950’sCompetition with Television
Wide ScreenStereophonic Sound3-D
Vertigo - PreambleAmerican Cinema of the 1950’sMelodrama – A dramatic work that exaggerates plot and characters in order to appeal to emotions.
“In a well-written drama, the story comes out of the characters. The characters in a well-written melodrama come out of the story.” Sidney Lumet (2007)
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“Vertigo”Study Guide
EMC/JOUR 3000Edward Bowen
“Vertigo” (1958)
Paramount Pictures
Produced and Directed by Alfred Hitchcock
Screenplay by Alec Coppel and Samuel A. TaylorFrom a story by Pierre Boileau and Thomas Narcejax
Cinematography by Robert Burks
Edited by George Tomasini
Music by Bernard Herrmann
Title Sequence and Poster Design by Saul Bass
Location – Partially filmed in San Francisco, California
Starring James Stewart, Kim Novak, Barbara Bel Geddes
The Technical Dimension
The Dramatic Dimension
The Socio-Historic Dimension
The Genre Dimension
The Auteur Dimension
Legacy
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