An important part of the director's visual artistry was learning, film after film, how to tell a story with nuance without using dialogue.
Alfred Hitchcock started his career in the silent era. An important part of the director's visual artistry was learning, film after film, how to tell a story with nuance without using dialogue. One of the great strengths of his career when the industry transitioned into 'talkies' was just that. Though he often had great scripts to work with, Hitchcock is the master of suspense because of his keen ability to reveal plot, character, and motifs through images alone. His storytelling heightened when Technicolor came about because his use of color direction was superb. Relaying the interior motives and psychology of his characters using specific color schemes.