{"product_id":"alfred-hitchcocks-silent-films-9780786419012","title":"Alfred Hitchcock's Silent Films","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Marc Raymond Strauss\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Film - Direction \u0026amp; Production\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Alfred Hitchcock called the silent \"the purest form of cinema,\" and the ten silent films he directed between 1925 and 1929 reveal the young director's mature artistry. Hitchcock's silents have often been characterized as the work of a talented amateur, a young director practicing his craft during a pre-sound era of antiquated instruments and poor film techniques--the director experimented with myriad points of view, unique camera angles and movements, and special effects such as dissolves, blurriness, and violent cuts. These films, however, contain the first appearances of some of his greatest and most familiar techniques: the vertigo-inducing crowd scene, the symbolic use of inanimate objects, the manipulation of the audience's emotions, and the self-conscious, often macabre wit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This work discovers Hitchcock's early talent and skill through close readings of the films from \u003ci\u003eThe Pleasure Garden\u003c\/i\u003e to the silent version of \u003ci\u003eBlackmail, \u003c\/i\u003e using shot-by-shot descriptions and interpretations. Each film's chapter includes technical information, a summary of the critical response from the film's release to the present, and detailed analysis of the camera techniques and themes Hitchcock uses.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46895975301271,"sku":"9780786419012","price":2823.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780786419012.webp?v=1770356349","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/alfred-hitchcocks-silent-films-9780786419012","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}