Dialogue should simply be a sound among other sounds, just something that comes out of the mouths of people whose eyes tell the story in visual terms.
Alfred HitchcockRead
Film your murders like love scenes, and film your love scenes like murders.
Interpretation
What this quote means
The quote suggests that both love and violence can be portrayed with the same intensity and authenticity in film.
Alfred Hitchcock's quote reflects on the intricacies of filmmaking, especially the emotional depth required to depict both love and violence. It implies that the passion found in love scenes should be mirrored in the suspense and raw emotion of murder scenes, challenging filmmakers to capture the essence of human experience in all its forms, whether tender or brutal.
Themes
FilmLoveMurderArtEmotion
In practice
Example use cases
This quote can be used in a film class discussion on the emotional depth required in cinematography.
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