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Title

Casting a shadow : creating the Alfred Hitchcock film / edited by Will Schmenner and Corinne Granof ; exhibition curated by Will Schmenner ; contributions by David Alan Robertson [and others].

Publication

Evanston, Ill. : Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art, Northwestern University : Northwestern University Press, [2007], ©2007.

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• Contributor biographical information
• Publisher description

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Details

Additional Authors

• Schmenner, Will.
• Granof, Corinne.
• Robertson, David Alan.
• Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art.
• Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

Description

xii, 155 pages : illustrations (some color); 26 cm

Summary

"Director Alfred Hitchcock carefully cultivated his reputation as the solitary genius behind his films. In reality Hitchcock was a deeply collaborative artist, working intensely with actors, producers, cinematographers, screenwriters, editors, and production designers to create what the public knew as "an Alfred Hitchcock picture." This illustrated book presents multiple perspectives on Hitchcock as artist and provides a rare view into the working documents - sketches, production and costume designs, drawings, storyboards, and camera-angle diagrams - that helped shape his cinematic style." "With an introduction by Will Schmenner and four original essays from leading film scholars, this volume offers insight into Hitchcock's work and working methods. Scott Curtis examines Hitchcock's cinematic skills through a detailed categorization of the drawings from his productions. Tom Gunning explores Hitchcock the artist by looking at his use of the frame and the art of painting within his movies. Bill Krohn's close reading of I Confess reveals some of the thematic and ideological concerns that occupied Hitchcock. Jan Olsson addresses the strategies Hitchcock used to control his publicity. A combination of images and text, Casting a Shadow reconsiders director Alfred Hitchcock as the shepherd of a collective vision that shaped 20th-century art with some of the most memorable movies of our time."--BOOK JACKET.

Subjects

• Motion pictures > Production and direction > Exhibitions
• Art and motion pictures > Exhibitions
• Hitchcock, Alfred, 1899-1980 > Criticism and interpretation
• Hitchcock, Alfred, 1899-1980 > Exhibitions

Note

• Published in conjunction with an exhibition organized by the Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art, Northwestern University and held at the Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art Sept. 29-Dec. 9, 2007 and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Beverly Hills, Calif. Jan. 18-Apr. 20, 2008.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 79-83) and index.

Contents

Preface: Casting Alfred Hitchcock: An Art Historical Perspective / David Alan Robertson -- 1. Creating the Alfred Hitchcock Film: An Introduction / Will Schmenner -- 2. The Last Word: Images in Hitchcock's Working Method / Scott Curtis -- 3. In and Out of the Frame: Paintings in Hitchcock / Tom Gunning -- 4. I Confess and Nos deux consciences / Bill Krohn -- 5. Hitchcock a la Carte: Menus, Marketing, and the Macabre / Jan Olsson.

ISBN

• 9780810124479 (pbk. : alk. paper)
• 0810124475 (pbk. : alk. paper)

LCCN

• 2007029080
• 99818313272

OCLC

• 156891958
• ocn156891958
• SCSB-5374184

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries