What is the Hitchcock theory?
What is the Hitchcock theory?
The master of suspense in cinema, Alfred Hitchcock, simplified the definition of cinematic suspense when he said, “Mystery is when the spectator knows less than the characters in the movie. Suspense is when the spectator knows more than the characters in the movie.”
Why was Alfred Hitchcock so famous?
Known as the “Master of Suspense”, he became as well known as any of his actors thanks to his many interviews, his cameo roles in most of his films, and his hosting and producing the television anthology Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955–65).
What was Hitchcock’s greatest fear?
Alfred Hitchcock suffered from ovophobia, a horror of eggs. “I’m frightened of eggs,” he told the Italian journalist Oriana Fallaci in 1963. “Worse than frightened – they revolt me.
