Film techniques & related matters
absolute camera
acting
aestheticizing of horror
"black humor" (comedy in dreadful situations)
cameo appearances by Hitchcock
carnivalization
dissolves
double chase
establishing shots: "curtain raising" shots
Expressionism
film noir
iconography, symbolism
identification: with hero, with villain, with victim
McGuffin
match cut
montage (editing, cutting)
movement:
- primary movement: actors, etc., move within the frame
- secondary movement: the camera moves
- tertiary movement: medium-oriented movement created by editing
parallel editing
plot types
point of view, POV shots
shot types:
- tracking shot (dolly shot)
- pan
- establishing shot
- two-shot
- cross-shooting
- over-shoulder shooting
sound effects
star system
storyboarding
subjective camera
suspense vs. surprise
theaters as settings
"thriller" genre