Edward Bass, Producer Extraordinaire: Learning a Thing or Two about Directing From the Master of Suspense

Edward Bass, a producer whom many people in the film industry admire due to his remarkable organizational skills (which enabled him to independently finance five pictures in the span of two short years), will soon test the waters with his first stint as a director in the movie, Belle, the eponymous story of America’s most prolific female serial killer, Belle Gunness.

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With the film’s forbidding plot, it is nice to know that Edward may have been taking note of the techniques used by Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock, “The Master of Suspense,” (his favorite director) in his films which are mostly in the suspense and psychological thriller genres.

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Some of the techniques which Edward Bass, producer extraordinaire, may have looked at are:

• The use of a camera made to move in a way that mimics a person’s gaze—an effective way to engage viewers.

• The use of framed shots—a technique used to maximize anxiety, fear, or empathy.

• The use of innovative film editing—a procedure to enhance the thrilling effects of a film.

During his 60-plus years in the film industry, Hitchcock has managed to direct more than 50 feature films. He is often regarded as the best filmmaker Britain has ever produced. In 2007, he grabbed the top position in a poll done by film critics in Britain’s Daily Telegraph, where he is dubbed as “unquestionably the greatest filmmaker to emerge from these islands.”

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More information about Edward Bass is available at www.edwardbassfilms.com.