Hitchcock’s Storyboards and Visual Art
HtichCon '21: What’s It All about, Alfie?
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16m
Through meticulous pre-planning and the use of camera logic, Hitchcock was renowned for putting everything down on paper, working with such art directors and storyboard artists as Robert Boyle, Henry Bumstead, Saul Bass, Salvador Dalí, and Harold Michelson. Tony discusses these collaborations and how pre-visualization and storyboards were essential for Hitchcock classics, previewing details from his forthcoming book, Hitchcock’s Storyboards and Visual Art.
Tony Lee Moral's new book "Hitchcock: The Storyboards" (Penguin Random House, September 2023) explores the visual design of The 39 Steps through to Torn Curtain. An updated version of "The Young Alfred Hitchcock's Moviemaking Master Class" (2022) focuses on Hitchcock's influence on a new generation of content creators. He is also author of "The Making of Hitchcock's The Birds" and "Alfred Hitchcock and the Making of Marnie."
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Sunday Morning Q&A
Patricia White moderates audience Q&A with presenters Norman Buckley, Tony Lee Moral, and Christopher Daly.
Patricia White is a Professor of Film and Media Studies at Swarthmore College. She is the author of "Rebecca" (2021; Bloomsbury), "Women’s Cinema/World Cinema: Projecting Contemporary Femi...
