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Hello movieforums.com. I'm new here but I come to you with a request.
I'm doing some research for a paper on the influence of ideology (cultural, political, cinematic) on the reception of Alfred Hitchcock's 1959 "North by Northwest", a movie I'm sure many if not most of you have seen. In order to do this, I need responses from regular people, both young and old (a good mix would actually be ideal), people who you might call "amateurs" rather than film critics, journalists, etc. I'd like to point out that I'm not asking you to write my paper for me, but rather that the information you give me will be used in constructing certain arguments around the film that would be impossible to discuss without your participation.
I don't know whether people come here with such requests often and I don't expect any of you to take hours out of your day to help out some dude on the internet, but if you have any opinion about the movie it would be great to hear it, even if you don't complete the entire survey. As a disclaimer, I must point out that if what you say feels particularly useful to my analysis I will quote you in my article, without disclosing any names of course, as that is unnecessary for what I'm doing. That said, here's the template for what I would need filled in; even short answers will be useful, but feel free to write as much as you want as I will carefully go through all your posts:
Age:
Gender:
Nationality (Optional, if you wouldn't like me to know, that's ok):
Favourite Film Genre/Movement/Director (choose one or more):
What drove you to see the film in the first place?
What is your favourite scene/sequence in the film OR what do you think is the most effective scene?
What do you think doesn't work (in terms of character building, narrative, dialogue, pacing, themes, etc.)?
If you were to describe the film to someone, would you say it should be watched as pure entertainment, or should one scan it for deeper meanings, or perhaps it's somewhere in between?
(Optional) Any personal opinions on Alfred Hitchcock as a director in general?
Thank all of you very much in advance. Please post in the topic or message me if you've got any further questions or need any other information, as I will be very happy to help.
I'm doing some research for a paper on the influence of ideology (cultural, political, cinematic) on the reception of Alfred Hitchcock's 1959 "North by Northwest", a movie I'm sure many if not most of you have seen. In order to do this, I need responses from regular people, both young and old (a good mix would actually be ideal), people who you might call "amateurs" rather than film critics, journalists, etc. I'd like to point out that I'm not asking you to write my paper for me, but rather that the information you give me will be used in constructing certain arguments around the film that would be impossible to discuss without your participation.
I don't know whether people come here with such requests often and I don't expect any of you to take hours out of your day to help out some dude on the internet, but if you have any opinion about the movie it would be great to hear it, even if you don't complete the entire survey. As a disclaimer, I must point out that if what you say feels particularly useful to my analysis I will quote you in my article, without disclosing any names of course, as that is unnecessary for what I'm doing. That said, here's the template for what I would need filled in; even short answers will be useful, but feel free to write as much as you want as I will carefully go through all your posts:
Age:
Gender:
Nationality (Optional, if you wouldn't like me to know, that's ok):
Favourite Film Genre/Movement/Director (choose one or more):
What drove you to see the film in the first place?
What is your favourite scene/sequence in the film OR what do you think is the most effective scene?
What do you think doesn't work (in terms of character building, narrative, dialogue, pacing, themes, etc.)?
If you were to describe the film to someone, would you say it should be watched as pure entertainment, or should one scan it for deeper meanings, or perhaps it's somewhere in between?
(Optional) Any personal opinions on Alfred Hitchcock as a director in general?
Thank all of you very much in advance. Please post in the topic or message me if you've got any further questions or need any other information, as I will be very happy to help.
