How World War II's impacts on Hollywood forced Alfred Hitchcock to take over an entire town in California.
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Small credits error: Rear Window was released in 1954, not 1959.
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Links & Citations:
Part 1: How WWII Changed the Film Industry
The Motion Picture Industry During World War II
https://www.encyclopedia.com/arts/culture-magazines/motion-picture-industry-during-world-war-ii
“$5,000 Production.” LIFE (p.70-73), Jan. 25 1943
https://books.google.com/books?id=P1EEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA70#v=onepage&q&f=false
Part 2: The Perils of Location Shooting
Beyond Doubt: The Making of Hitchcock's Favorite Film (2000)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8wq7FU3mC2o
Location Shooting and Independent Production
https://filmmakermagazine.com/109375-location-shooting-and-independent-production-a-history-of-necessity-and-innovation/
The Soundman (1950)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHkSwc-Btzw
When L.A. Drove in the Dark: SoCal During World War II
https://www.pbssocal.org/shows/lost-la/southern-california-dimout-restrictions-wwii
Dimouts Yield New Regulations and Enforcement
https://sos.oregon.gov/archives/exhibits/ww2/Pages/protect-dimouts.aspx
Part 3: Filming Shadow of a Doubt
Valentine, Joseph. “Shadow of a Doubt: Using an Actual Town Instead of Movie Sets.” American Cinematographer, Oct. 1942
https://theasc.com/articles/shadow-of-a-doubt
Dim-outs: Public Proclamation No. 10
https://sos.oregon.gov/archives/exhibits/ww2/Documents/protect-dimout-dim5.pdf
Insider - "Why It's So Difficult To Shoot Night Scenes During The Day"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ctQIIl1PxY
Film Noir B&W film stocks
https://cinematography.com/index.php?/forums/topic/65047-film-noir-bw-film-stocks/
List of discontinued photographic films
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_discontinued_photographic_films
Part 4: The Film's Legacy
New York Times Review: Shadow of a Doubt
https://www.nytimes.com/1943/01/13/archives/shadow-of-a-doubt-a-thriller-with-teresa-wright-joseph-cotten-at.html
The Dick Cavett Show - Alfred Hitchcock
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BpiLi40I_eE
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
00:38 How WWII Changed the Film Industry
03:22 The Perils of Location Shooting
07:14 Filming Shadow of a Doubt
13:47 The Film's Legacy