Hitchcock explains about CUTTING and his philosophy behind the camera

Since we are talking about one of the best directors of all time. I felt that this video Hitchcock touches about his side of the cinematic approach to one of his hit makers "Psycho". Even though this is not Rear Window , I still feel like Hiotchcock uses cutting and other techniques as a way to convince viewers that it just like reading a famous novel

ALFRED HITCHCOCK ON 3 THEORIES OF FILM EDITING - for student response before class

Here is a 7 minute interview with Alfred Hitchcock in which he talks about three types of editing.  He applies the first two to his very famous film, Psycho.  What type of editing techniques do you feel he uses in Rear Window, and why?

I thought that this was a good example of jump cut editing. We see the character go through a very dramatic appearance change as he cuts off his head and facial hair after each jump cut. You can really see the depressed state that this actor is carrying out through his character. The racing to the emergency room, the concerned girlfriend. It creates a nostalgic feeling of how he longs for the past and how things like this become unreal like a dream.