{"product_id":"casting-a-shadow-will-schmenner-9780810124479","title":"Casting a Shadow: Creating the Alfred Hitchcock Film","description":"Alfred Hitchcock is often held up as the prime example of the one-man filmmaker, conceiving and controlling all aspects of his films' development--the archetype of genius over collaboration. An exhibition at the Block Museum of Art at Northwestern University, however, put the lie to Hitchcock-as-auteur, presenting more than seventy-five sketches, designs, watercolors, paintings, and storyboards that, together, examine Hitchcock's very collaborative filmmaking process. The four essays in this collection were written to accompany the exhibition and delve further into Hitchcock's contributions to the collaborative process of art in film. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Scott Curtis considers the four functions of Hitchcock's sketches and storyboards and how they undermine the impression of Hitchcock as a lone artist. Tom Gunning examines the visual vocabulary and cultural weight of Hitchcock's movies. Bill Krohn focuses sharply on the film \u003ci\u003eI Confess\u003c\/i\u003e, tracking its making over a very cooperative path. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Finally, Jan Olsson draws on the television series, \u003ci\u003eAlfred Hitchcock Presents\u003c\/i\u003e, to show the ways that collaboration contributes to the formation of his well known public persona. Anchored by editor Will Schmenner's introduction, this book represents an important contribution to Hitchcock scholarship and a provocative glimpse at his unsung strength as a collaborative artist.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Will Schmenner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0810124475\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780810124479\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Northwestern University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 168\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.47lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.00h x 9.46w x 0.52d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/15\/2008 pg. 102\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2008 pg. 245","brand":"Will Schmenner","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46806948839679,"sku":"9780810124479","price":32.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d58cd55e-dca4-4e56-84a5-102287e086a1.jpg?v=1745378147","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/casting-a-shadow-will-schmenner-9780810124479","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}