Alfred Hitchcock

Alfred Hitchcock is known his pioneering of suspense and psychological thrillers.Hitchcock is well known for his thriller psycho, other famous ones are north to north west and The Birds. People refer to him as the greatest British Filmaker. He involves a large viarety of techniques into his films, including; Mcguffin, Enigma and Red Herring.

Alfred Hitcock promoting the film 'The Birds'

A McGuffin is also pronounced as MacGuffin or Maguffin. This s a plot element which drives the plot forward. It is what the whole story of the film evolves around. It is usually the central focus of the film at the start but slowly declines and is usually forgotten about, although it is important to the characters, it is only their o help the story flow. McGuffin's are common in films, especially thrillers.

An Enigma is a mystery or a problem in the story. In thrillers the protagonist normally has to try and solve it or find it before the film finishes. The definition of enigma is a puzzling or inexplicable occurrence or situation.

A Red Herring diverts the audience's attention from the truth, it deceives them on purpose, it is often used alongside an Enigma. And is used to create suspense.