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Who started Halloween? What religion got involved and why? What does Halloween mean? What group of people brought masks and pranks? Shaun of the Dead
Silence of the Lamb DISCUSSION/WORKSHEET FILM SHOTS PROJECT
HOW MUSIC TELLS A STORY Are Remakes Better?   October Movie #2
What is Mise En Scene? Alfred Hitchcock Psycho (1960) Dir. Alfred Hitchcock Rating: 8.6 Psycho IMDB Why is  Psycho  so special? Psycho  is widely considered the “mother” of modern suspense thrillers.  It broke basic film conventions at the time of release by including a scene with a toilet bowl flush, and a half-naked woman in the opening scene. Think about the appeal of  Fifty Shades of Grey  for audiences today. For the time, the meticulous editing that this film required was done beautifully. Hitchcock accepted that he needed intricate scenes in order to keep the audience’s attention, and he was willing to put in the resources to achieve this. What can new filmmakers learn from this film? Unpredictable characters heighten suspense in your film. Cast well. It is possible to make films on a restricted budget, and still have them become classics. Hitchcock knew what his spending priorities were for the film. He also filled...