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John Ford’s Film Direction: Applying Composition and Story to Video Production

John Ford’s Film Direction: Applying Compositio...

One of cinema’s most famous pupil-and-master relationships connects Orson Welles and John Ford. The story that Welles watched *Stagecoach* with his crew every night while preparing *Citizen Kane* has become...

John Ford’s Film Direction: Applying Compositio...

One of cinema’s most famous pupil-and-master relationships connects Orson Welles and John Ford. The story that Welles watched *Stagecoach* with his crew every night while preparing *Citizen Kane* has become...

John Ford's Late Westerns: Applying the Deconstruction of Myth to Video Planning

John Ford's Late Westerns: Applying the Deconst...

In the late 1950s, John Ford made a remarkable turn. After spending more than two decades building the mythology of the Western, the master filmmaker began to dismantle it. The...

John Ford's Late Westerns: Applying the Deconst...

In the late 1950s, John Ford made a remarkable turn. After spending more than two decades building the mythology of the Western, the master filmmaker began to dismantle it. The...

Portraits of Family and Community: The Aesthetics of Human Relationships in John Ford's Films

Portraits of Family and Community: The Aestheti...

The most important theme running through John Ford's films is a deep affection for family and community. Born and raised in a large family of Irish immigrants, he regarded family...

Portraits of Family and Community: The Aestheti...

The most important theme running through John Ford's films is a deep affection for family and community. Born and raised in a large family of Irish immigrants, he regarded family...

John Ford's Visual Revolution: The New Frontier of the Western Born in Monument Valley

John Ford's Visual Revolution: The New Frontier...

A revolution occurred in film history in 1939. The moment John Ford first chose Monument Valley as a film setting for Stagecoach, the Western changed forever. The red rock formations...

John Ford's Visual Revolution: The New Frontier...

A revolution occurred in film history in 1939. The moment John Ford first chose Monument Valley as a film setting for Stagecoach, the Western changed forever. The red rock formations...

Hitchcock's Enduring Themes and Influence on Contemporary Cinema

Hitchcock's Enduring Themes and Influence on Co...

A recurring plot in Hitchcock's films involves an innocent person falsely accused who pursues the real culprit while on the run. In many works, including The 39 Steps (1935), Young...

Hitchcock's Enduring Themes and Influence on Co...

A recurring plot in Hitchcock's films involves an innocent person falsely accused who pursues the real culprit while on the run. In many works, including The 39 Steps (1935), Young...

A Magician of Sound and Music: Hitchcock's Techniques for Directing Suspense

A Magician of Sound and Music: Hitchcock's Tech...

Hitchcock established a method of increasing tension by contrasting silence with sudden noise. In Sabotage (1936), only the audience knows that a boy is carrying a time bomb. Repeated sounds...

A Magician of Sound and Music: Hitchcock's Tech...

Hitchcock established a method of increasing tension by contrasting silence with sudden noise. In Sabotage (1936), only the audience knows that a boy is carrying a time bomb. Repeated sounds...