Professor David Peimer
The Genius of Alfred Hitchcock
Summary
In this talk we will explore what makes Hitchcock such a brilliant filmmaker and zoom in on some of his iconic films, focusing on his use of visual techniques and the development of character, atmosphere, ideas, and the rise and release of tension to create his cinematic masterpieces. We will also investigate what makes his films still so great today.
Professor David Peimer
David Peimer is a professor of theatre and performance studies in the UK. He has taught at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, and New York University (Global Division), and was a Fulbright Scholar at Columbia University. Born in South Africa, David has won numerous awards for playwriting and directing. He has written eleven plays and directed forty in places like South Africa, New York, Brussels, London, Berlin, Zulu Kingdom, Athens, and more. His writing has been published widely and he is the editor of Armed Response: Plays from South Africa (2009) and the interactive digital book Theatre in the Camps (2012). He is on the board of the Pinter Centre in London.