-Reputation Building and the Film Art World: The Case of
Alfred Hitchcock
Robert E. Kapsis.
This article traces the progression of Alfred Hitchcock’s
work from the 60’s onward. Alfred Hitchcock is a very well-known
suspense/thriller director who had a huge impact on the formation of what the
suspense genre entails. His work had a very big impact on the early development
of the genre. I will be using this source in my wiki article to talk about how
the genre has become what it is today and who has influenced it the most.
- The Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism
This article analyzes what it means for a film to be a
suspense film, and what directors do to make the film give you a thrilling experience.
“In this article, I develop a theory of suspense hat explains the mechanism behind
Hitchcock’s technique…”. I will be using this source in my wiki article to
explain what a suspense movie entails and how the genre has progressed
This source gives an in depth view into early forms of suspense
movies and the genres progression into modern forms, giving examples and analyzing
some of the best suspense movies focusing on what aspects made the film such a
success. This source also go into depth about all the different sub categories
of the suspense genre such as romantic thrillers, western thrillers and many
others.
- Alfred who? Updating psychological suspense
This article focuses on not Hitchcock’s type of suspense but
rather a much more modern analyzation of what it means to be a part of the
thriller/suspense genre in modern times. Its been a long time since the days of
Hitchcock and the genre has changed quite in many ways since then. I will be
using this source in my wiki article to describe the limitations of the suspense/thriller
genre today.
- Mary Higgins Clark: a diabolical mind at work: how does
the Queen of Suspense sell more than 70 million copies of her books? It all
comes down to telling a good, albeit twisted, story
This source talks about Mary Higgins, a very famous
suspense/thriller genre writer and the types of methods she uses to keep her audience
hooked. It analyzes the aspects of her writing that hook the audience, this
source will help me better understand and explain what is necessary for a work
to be considered suspense in modern times
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