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Meet the Masters of Suspense Team
This onboarding is for anyone new to the Alfred Hitchcock classic North by Northwest.
It introduces both the on‑screen and behind‑the‑scenes teams, with a nod to Ben Mankiewicz and Turner Classic Movies.
While improving my Vyond skills this month, I recreated scenes from favorite Hitchcock films. Studying Hitchcock is a great way to learn panning, zooming, cutting, sound, and motion. It also highlights the many collaborators behind his work, from titles and music to wardrobe and set design.
Often considered Hitchcock at his peak, North by Northwest (1959) stars Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint, James Mason, and Martin Landau, and features iconic scenes like the UN sequence, the art auction hijinx, crop duster attack, and Mount Rushmore chase.
Below is a comparison of the Vyond “team” and the real people. Cary Grant proved impossible to match, but I think I nailed Hitchcock and Edith Head. If you are unfamiliar with Edith, think Edna Mode from the Incredibles movie.
Enjoy—and I hope to share scenes from other films like Rear Window, Psycho, and The Birds in a future demo!
7 Replies
This is so good, Jodi!!
The characters are very well designed - while they're recognisably 'Vyond', I can also clearly see the resemblance to the actors. I tried a similar thing years ago based on The Usual Suspects, but I was never very happy with my designs.
I particularly like the animated tiles. I'm guessing they are GIFs with a tilt emphasis animation on hover, JodiSansone ?
I think you nailed Gabriel Byrne and Kevin Spacey. Benicio del Toro is a tough one.
oh, yes. Gifs, and I really like that you can do transparent backgrounds in Vyond now too.
This is so creative! Very strong storytelling with the music, etc. for such a short example.
Love the characters and animations, I am going to have to watch the movie now.
JodiSansone this got my heart racing! 😂😂
I rewatched this classic film a few months ago. You nailed it!!!👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
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