Joseph Hitchcock was born on 13th August 1899 and sadly died on the 29th April 1980. He was British film director and producer. He created many different techniques that introduced suspense and psychological thriller genres. After he gained success in the united kingdom in both silent and early films. He moved to Hollywood, by 1956 he had become a American citizen but still remained a British icon. Over half a century he was known for his distinctive and recognisable style. He created the use of camera angles to move in such a way that it mimics a person’s gaze. Focusing on engaging the audience in the form of voyeurism. He placed shots to create the mood of anxiety, fear and empathy and used creative film editing to portray this. In many of Hitchcock’s endings, he portrayed them with a twist, and the use of thrilling plots which influenced the idea of violence, murder and crime. His films also reflect on the themes used from psychoanalysis, this was a psychological theory developed in the late 19th and 20th century’s by Sigmund Freud and also features strong sexual undertones. Through the use of appearing in his own films, interviews, film trailers and his own television programme, he started to become a cultural icon. He directed more than fifty films in his career, and he was often regarded as the greatest British film-maker.
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