The Camera Lies: Acting for Hitchcock
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The first book on Hitchcock that focuses exclusively on his work with actors Alfred Hitchcock is said to have once remarked, "Actors are cattle," a line that has stuck in the public consciousness ever since. For Hitchcock, acting was a matter of contrast and counterpoint, valuing subtlety and understatement over flashiness. He felt that the camera was duplicitous, and directed actors to look and act conversely. In The Camera...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0197515320
ISBN13:9780197515327
Release Date:September 2020
Publisher:Oxford University Press
Length:272 Pages
Weight:1.20 lbs.
Dimensions:0.9" x 6.2" x 9.3"
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