Hitchcock's notebooks : an authorized and illustrated look inside the creative mind of Alfred Hitchcock / Dan Auiler.

"An Avon book"

Includes bibliographical references (p. [561]-562) and index.

Beginnings--
Building the screenplay--
Preparing the visual--
Production gallery--
Putting it all together: postproduction--
Kaleidoscope and other dreams deferred--
Fade out.

From a couple racing across the top of Mount Rushmore to a woman's final shower at an isolated motel, no other filmmaker has given movie fans more unforgettable images or heart-pounding thrills than Alfred Hitchcock. Now you can share in the Master of Suspense's inspiration and development -- his entire creative process -- in Hitchcock's Notebooks. With the complete cooperation of the Hitchcock estate and access to the director's notebooks, journals, and archives, Dan Auiler takes you from the very beginnings of story creation to the master's final touches during post-production and publicity. Actual production notes from Hitchcock's masterpieces join detailed interviews with key production personnel, including writers, actors and actresses, and Hitchcock's personal assistant of more than thirty years. Mirroring the director's working methods to give you the actual feel of his process, and highlighted by nearly one hundred photographs and illustrations, this is the definitive guide into the mind of a cinematic legend.