Alfred Hitchcock, The Pawnbroker, The Exorcist, and More: Classic Film Analysis
Alfred Hitchcock: Master of Suspense
- British, 1899-1980
- Directed 50 films over six decades
- Stylistic Trademarks:
- Camera movement mimicking a person’s gaze, creating voyeurism (e.g., shower scene in “Psycho”)
- Framing shots to maximize anxiety, fear, or empathy
- Innovative film editing
- Often featured fugitives on the run alongside “icy blonde” female characters
- Twist endings
- Came to Hollywood in 1939, signed by Selznick to a seven-year contract
- Worked within the studio system but maintained creative control
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MVC Architecture and Python Code Examples
MVC Architecture
XML – The view and the controller, via XML, views (forms, lists, calendars, graphs, menus).
Python – Design of the controller (business logic).
- View Fields: Obtains a list of the fields of the current view, with corresponding parameters.
- Fields View Get: Shows the XML generated by the current view.
- Manage Views: Shows a list of the views related to the current view.
- Edit TreeView, Edit SearchView, Edit Action, and Edit Workflow: These are used to access the editing of the views related
Spanish Baroque Comedy: Characteristics and Social Impact
Features of the New Spanish Baroque Comedy
New Comedy refers to the type of works that filled the stages of 17th-century Spanish cities. Despite the thousands of texts, some common patterns facilitated the rapid composition of works in compliance with preset molds. This was due to the incessant demand of the public of the time, explaining the huge fertility of 17th-century playwrights, with Lope de Vega at the forefront.
Breaking with Classical Conventions
In contrast to the classical separation of
Read MoreRenaissance: Society, Culture, Literature, and Art in 16th Century Europe
The Renaissance: A Cultural and Philosophical Movement
The 16th century saw the emergence of a cultural and philosophical movement in Italy that spread throughout Europe, showing a renewed interest in humanity. This period, known as the Renaissance, was marked by significant social change, including the rise of a new social class: the Bourgeoisie.
Historical Context
The conquest of the Kingdom of Granada by the Catholic Monarchs in 1492 marked the end of the Middle Ages and the beginning of the Renaissance.
Read MoreBaroque Sculpture and Painting: Bernini and Caravaggio
The Dawn of Baroque Sculpture and Painting in Italy
Baroque Sculpture: From Mannerism to Bernini
The cradle of Baroque sculpture lies in Mannerist Italy. Mannerist sculptors introduced innovations in their works, including Stefano Maderno, Pietro Bernini, and Camillo Mariani. However, the most significant figure to emerge was Francesco Mochi, who paved the way for Gian Lorenzo Bernini.
Baroque sculpture is characterized by:
- Expressing motion through the treatment of drapery and a sense of dynamism.
- A
Gothic Art: Painting and Sculpture in the 13th-15th Centuries
Gothic Painting: 13th-15th Centuries
In Gothic cathedrals, the disappearance of walls, replaced by large windows, reduced the space for murals. Consequently, Gothic painting primarily occurred on wood, forming altarpieces found in temples and cathedrals. Fresco painting was less common, with tempera being the preferred technique. Tempera, which uses egg as a binder, allowed for finer details. While secular subjects emerged, religious themes remained prominent and evolved to show greater realism and
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