Alfred HitchcockKnown as the "master of suspense" Alfred Hitchcock is considered as one of the greatest thriller directors of the 20th centuary. He has created over 50 thriller films, such as 'Rebecca', 'The Birds', 'To catch a theif' and his most famous work, 'Psycho'. He is seen today as a director who managed to combine art and entertainment in a way very few have ever matched. His innovations and vision have influenced a great number of filmmakers, producers, and actors. Since 'Psycho' has been his most famous creation of the adaptation of the book, he has included many techniques to make the audience feel suspense and scared. One being music for example. His most famous 'shower scene' not only includes many camera techniques to hide the identity of the killer, setting of the murder and the victim looking helpless, but the music connotes this scene is very intense to watch and to listen to. Most of the shots are extreme close-ups, except for medium shots in the shower directly before and directly after the murder. The combination of the close shots with their short duration makes the sequence feel more subjective than it would have been if the images were presented alone or in a wider angle, an example of the technique Hitchcock described as "transferring the menace from the screen into the mind of the audience". Brian De PalmaAnother famous thriller director, his films are psychological-thrillers. His famous works are 'The Fury', 'Sisters' 'Dressed to Kill' and his famous work is 'Carrie'. This film is mainly psycolohical and gory, however there are many camera techniques used to create tension, such as shot reverse shot, close up and wide shot. There are special effects used in the 'school dance' scene, with chairs flying about, blood spilled everywhere and people are killed, however there are no murder props used in the scene, only Carrie's mind is used because she has telepathic powers, and this is caused to make the audience feel frightened and confused. Here is a clip of the prom scene in "Carrie". Throughout the scene there is tension building up for the audience. DePalma uses many camera angles, e.g close up of Carrie's face, to show emotion giving a sinister feeling towards the camera. There are also close ups of teenagers looking terrified and trying to escape and the music in the background connotes an erie atmosphere in the scene. The lighting is bright around Carrie whereas the lighting is more dimmed around the people and she is standing at a higher level, which could mean Carrie has dominance over the people in the hall. De Palma uses both wide and long lens in the scene. When focusing on Carrie he chooses a long lens to maintain focus on her and not the dizzying distractions surrounding her, such as the sliver stars, and bright colorful lights. He uses wide lens when he puts the camera in Carrie’s viewpoint, a downward tilt looking out onto the vast crowd, indicating her control. Carrie’s prom scene serves as a climatic eruption of revenge. All of Carrie’s pent up emotions from the malevolent bullying she had faced throughout the film were finally released. The horrific mayhem that surrounded the scene enabled for a satisfying "means to an end" justice had been served. De Palma’s usage of sound, lighting, and camerawork amplified the scene’s impact on the film’s entirety. The terrifying prom scene in "Carrie" is iconic; it fits perfectly into the horror genre by successfully haunting its audience with the ignition vengeance.
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