Alfred Hitchcock’s film‚ Psycho‚ was released on September 8th‚ 1960. This film is a horror‚ mystery‚ thriller that features: Anthony Perkins (Norman Bates)‚ Vera Miles (Lila Crane)‚ John Gavin (Sam Loomis)‚ and Janet Leigh (Marion Crane). This was Hitchcock’s most successful film‚ it made approximately $32 million at the North American box office when it was first released. This film defied a lot of the social norms at the time‚ “Psycho was a black-and-white film made at a time when Hitchcock
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Sellars 1 Emma Sellars December 2‚ 2012 English 1111 sec 1 Movie Evaluation on the 1960’s Classic Psycho A good movie starts with the setting; in a horror movie the setting is key. In Psycho the setting is a small motel right off the highway. Behind the motel is a big‚ old‚ eerie house that Norman Bates and his mother live in. One of the main characters‚ Marion Crane is a young woman who is working for her boss‚ who sells houses. When Marion goes into work she does not feel well‚ and asks
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The Alfred Hitchcock film ‘Psycho’ is undoubtedly one of the most significant‚ ground breaking films of all time. It is now considered the ‘mother of all modern horror films’‚ and sets the base to many horror films and themes made after its release in 1960. To create such an influential movie Hitchcock used many techniques such as code and conventions‚ symbolism‚ themes‚ and film noir. Code and conventions are used in ways that greatly increase the effectiveness of the overall film. Close-up camera
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becoming popular back in the 1950’s and the movie Psycho became one of the most commonly referred to for this genre of movies. This movie is most well-known for “the shower scene”‚ which accurately portrays the trend of victims as helpless‚ beautiful‚ and without much clothing. Even though the violence in this famous scene was well hidden‚ it is said that even today it has the chilling effect. There tends to be a pattern amongst all the most popular “psychos”. Many of their acts are sexually driven‚ but
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From the site: http://geocities.com/Hollywood/Lot/7145/ By Esteban Mejia Mesa (2001) Psycho (1960) Perhaps no other film changed so drastically Hollywood’s perception of the horror film as did PSYCHO. More surprising is the fact that this still unnerving horror classic was directed by Alfred Hitchcock‚ a filmmaker who never relied upon shock values until this film. Here Hitchcock indulged in nudity‚ bloodbaths‚ necrophilia‚ transvestism‚ schizophrenia‚ and a host of other taboos and got
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Psycho (1960) is not only one of Hitchcock’s most notable films‚ but it’s one of the most notorious films of the 1960’s. The 60’s were a decade of change (especially in film). Similar to this decade‚ Psycho paved the way in terms of horror films‚ despite the fact that it doesn’t abide by the genre itself. Psycho defined‚ inspired‚ and changed the horror genre in the 1960’s through the use of sound‚ visuals‚ and narrative. This type of inspiration is apparent in horror films such as Blood Fest (1963)
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nicknamed "The Master of Suspense"‚ he pioneered many techniques in the suspense and psychological thriller genres. Alfred Joseph Hitchcock was born in Leytonstone‚ Essex‚ England. Hitchcock created more than 50 films‚ including the classics Vertigo and Psycho. Hitchcock received the AFI’s Life Achievement Award in 1979. Family Plot‚ Hitchcock’s final film‚ was released in 1976‚ four years before his death. He died in 1980. The Auteur theory is the theory of filmmaking in which the director is viewed
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classic razor sharp‚ etching noise of strings from the movie Psycho‚ causing the immediate rise of dread and suspension. The director-composer duo responsible for the acclaimed “all-time best horror film” Psycho‚ Alfred Hitchcock and Bernard Herrmann‚ had previously worked on many films together‚ already having a close professional relationship‚ making it easier for the two create a movie that was the product of both their visions. When Psycho was released in 1960‚ it defied every pillar of a typical
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Psycho Thesis I’m still scared of the shower... I believe that Norman bates displayed sinister nature threw his attitude‚ the camera angels of when he is being filmed and the lighting. Everything is put together to portray Norman bates and a very evil and sinister Character. This adds a lot of suspense to the movie. Norman bates has a very evil attitude whenever he is alone with his mother and he thinks that it is ok because no one has told him otherwise. When his mother died he tried to
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Notorious‚ Rebecca‚ Vertigo‚ and Marnie. The third theme is that of the (frequently psychopathic) murderer whose identity is established during the working out of the plot; examples of this theme include Shadow of a Doubt‚ Rope‚ Rear Window‚ and Psycho. Hitchcock’s films always have close relationship with Freud’s psychoanalysis. Through the devices of suspense
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