RTVF 010 - Film Studies - Final Study (People/Films)

Alfred Hitchcock

strangers on a train director

Alfred Hitchcock background/style

Born in London

Studied engineering

Style: use of editing to convey story information, and to

manipulate the audience

*Thematic Concerns: crime--attractive villains, guilt and suspicion, emphasis on the subjective, troubled sexuality

Albert Lamorisse

The Red Balloon Director

Red Balloon

"realist" techniques, formalism (end)

- balloon color (technicolor), out on the streets, long takes

Gregg Toland

Citizen Kane cinematographer

Bernard Herrmann

Citizen Kane composer

Orson Welles

Citizen Kane director

Orson Welles background

Citizen Kane was first feature film

background on Broadway/Radio

Joseph Campbell

Hero's Journey

Guillermo Del Toro

Cronos Director

Guillermo Del Toro, Cronos info

1992, Mexico

first feature film

mix of gothic and grotesque

emotional depth

mythical

Agnès Varda

The Gleaners and I Director

Ava DuVernay

13th Director

Wong Kar-Wai

Chungking Express Director

Wong Kar-Wai, ChEx info

themes of isolation and dislocation

striking visual aesthetic

focus on detail rather than totality

expressive use of music

abritrary nature of human emotions

Man Ray

Retour à la raison director

Fernand Leger

Ballet Mécanique director