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One Shot: Hitchcock's Crime Scenes / Luke Robinson And Melanie Robson -- The Lodger (1927): Contaminating British Silent Cinema / Sebastian Smoliński -- The Manxman (1929): Witten On The Water: Hitchcock's Dissolving Ink / Tom Gunning -- Sabotage (1936): A Thriller And Its Aftereffects / Helen Hughes -- Rebecca (1940): The Impure Object Of Vision / Bruce Isaacs -- Shadow Of A Doubt (1943): Performing A Murder(er) / Melanie Robson -- Aventure Malgache (1944): French Colonial Tensions / Charles Barr -- Rope (1948): Chromatic Design And Neon Light / Sarah Street -- Rear Window (1954): Intermedialities Of Peeping In The Plural / Martin P. Rossouw -- To Catch A Thief (1955): Stanley Cavell And The End Of A Conventional Myth / Susana Viegas -- The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956): Hitchcock Remakes Himself In Hollywood / Megan Carrigy -- The Wrong Man (1956): Towards Singularity / Noa Steimatsky -- Vertigo (1958): Labor In A Single Shot / Domietta Torlasco -- The Birds (1963): Trauma And The Right Of Reply / Julian Murphet -- Marnie (1964): Restroom / Jodi Brooks -- Frenzy (1972): Pulling Focus Between A Woman's Face And A Face Of Death / Luke Robinson. Edited By Luke Robinson And Melanie Robson. Includes Bibliographical References. Electronic Reproduction. Ann Arbor, Mi Available Via World Wide Web.
This collection investigates the formal and thematic significance of the "one shot" or singular cinematic moment within the expansive filmography of Alfred Hitchcock. Editors Luke Robinson and Melanie Robson assemble a series of scholarly essays that analyze specific sequences across Hitchcock's career, ranging from his silent British works to his later Hollywood productions. By focusing on isolated shots, the contributors argue that these moments serve as microcosms for Hitchcock's broader technical innovations, narrative strategies, and engagement with medium-specific tensions.
What You Will Find
Experts identify this collection as a rigorous contribution to Hitchcockian scholarship that prioritizes formalist analysis over traditional biographical narrative. Readers frequently note the academic density of the prose, which is intended for students and researchers of film history and visual culture.
Page Count:
312
Publication Date:
2024-05-07
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
ISBN-10:
0197682871
ISBN-13:
9780197682876
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