Wednesday 20 January 2010

Directors Study..

Alfred Hitchcock.
Sir Alfred Hitchcock was an english film maker and producer who pioneered many techniques in the suspense and psychological thriller genres.
Alfred Hitchcock was a best known for his thriller films. Hitchcock directed more than fifty feature films in a career spanning six decades. He remains one of the most popular and most recognised filmmakers, and his works are still popular today. Often regarded as the greatest British filmmaker of all time, in 2007 Hitchcock was ranked #1 by film critics in The Telegraph's list of 21 greatest British directors.

Academy Award nominations..
Year Film Award Winner
1940 Rebecca Best Director John Ford – The Grapes of Wrath
1941 Suspicion Outstanding Motion Picture Darryl F. Zanuck – How Green Was My Valley
1944 Lifeboat Best Director Leo McCarey – Going My Way
1945 Spellbound Best Director Billy Wilder – The Lost Weekend
1954 Rear Window Best Director Elia Kazan – On the Waterfront
1960 Psycho Best Director Billy Wilder – The Apartment
1967 Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award Y

Director of such works as Vertigo, Psycho, The Birds and The 39 steps, Hitchcock told his stories through intelligent plots witty dialogue and a spoonful of mystery and murder. In doing so, he inspired a new generation of filmmakers and revolutionized the thriller genre, making him a legend around the world.

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