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Suspense with a Camera: A Filmmaker's Guide to Hitchcock's Techniques
Suspense with a Camera brings the secrets of suspense out of the shadows. Written for screenwriters and directors by a leading expert on Hitchcock techniques, you’ll have fresh insights on crafting suspense. These ideas have never been published before and share revelations that go far beyond the cliché knives, corpses, and blondes that many associate with Hitchcock.
Suspense is such a basic part of storytelling it can even be used in romantic comedy!
How did Hitchcock manipulate his audience into a state of frenzy? Hitchcock scholar Jeffrey Michael Bays has made this question his life’s mission, and is here to share his top tips for escalating suspense and leaving your audience begging for more.
Ideal for filmmakers of all kinds, these tips will enhance everyone’s creative works — shorts, web series, TV episodes, and features.
Suspense is such a basic part of storytelling it can even be used in romantic comedy!
How did Hitchcock manipulate his audience into a state of frenzy? Hitchcock scholar Jeffrey Michael Bays has made this question his life’s mission, and is here to share his top tips for escalating suspense and leaving your audience begging for more.
Ideal for filmmakers of all kinds, these tips will enhance everyone’s creative works — shorts, web series, TV episodes, and features.
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244 pages, Kindle Edition
Published September 15, 2017
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November 4, 2020
If you have read too much of Hitchcock or have seen the Hitch20 Series on YouTube then this Book won’t provide too much insights.
I am not taking away anything from the Author, he has done a wonderful job in deciphering Hitchcock’s techniques but the Hitch20 series is a visual presentation which covers most topics presented in this book.
The intricate details are more prominent here which makes us understand the Master behind the craft & how each of his actions means so much.
The logic offered by the Author on each technique is very sound with clear cut examples.
The Author also poses his questions to various filmmakers thus making the entire process even more clear.
This book is a definitive guide to Hitchcock & his methodology.
I am not taking away anything from the Author, he has done a wonderful job in deciphering Hitchcock’s techniques but the Hitch20 series is a visual presentation which covers most topics presented in this book.
The intricate details are more prominent here which makes us understand the Master behind the craft & how each of his actions means so much.
The logic offered by the Author on each technique is very sound with clear cut examples.
The Author also poses his questions to various filmmakers thus making the entire process even more clear.
This book is a definitive guide to Hitchcock & his methodology.
February 21, 2025
A great book to study Hitchcockian style. A must read.
January 25, 2023
This is my second time reading this book. It's a super clean and easy book to read that very plainly and very simply explains Hitchcock's techniques. A short read, but one you want to pace out because of the lessons in each chapter.
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