Alfred Hitchcock's Opening Questions About Psycho

By the 1960s the studio system was all but over. Many cinemas were closed down and several of the production back lots sold. Society had changed dramatically particularly with the rise of youth and the youth market, and the old Hollywood product seemed stale to the rising youth audience. Times were changing and the industry had to change with it. The studio system had declined rapidly in the 1950s and by the late 1960s was all but over. The audience had segmented into different social groups with increased leisure options rather than the mass habit audience of the golden age. Many of the films the studios produced to compete with television seemed to many people old fashioned and part of a different world which led to a significant drop in

“In 1938, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences requested its research council to study the film industry's preparation for the inevitable introduction of television, while numerous articles appeared that discussed the subject.” One of the findings from the Academy was for the industry to pursue the idea of theatre television. Finally, television gave film a another avenue by which it could access the american public. Public television had the ability to provide viewers a form of entertainment that they could enjoy from the comfort of their own

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Psycho directed by Alfred Hitchcock was created for the purpose of creating fear and suspense to engage its audience. Hitchcock’s messages were safety, theft and mental health. Psycho encouraged and allowed the audience to think about/ reflect on the messages through the film. Hitchcock utilize colour and lighting, camera angles and the use of mirrors and reflection to create suspense for his audience.

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The invention of television greatly affected filmmaking in America. Although attendance dropped greatly in movie theatres for a significant time certain elements were employed by the film industry to bring the audience back. Additionally, the Production Code changed during this time as well as the reflection of American culture and social tensions in films.

Hitchcock's Psycho Psycho first hit our screens in 1960 directed by Alfred Hitchcock. It faced major controversy, as it was different. Horror films before this were more unrealistic and gruesome. Psycho was a groundbreaking film of the horror genre. It was more realistic the events could happen in reality.

The characters in Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho (1960) each have a dual nature that is masterfully portrayed through character development and use of mirrors throughout the film. The very first shot in Psycho is zooming in from an open view of the city where it is a bright and sunny day. As the shot zooms in further and further it comes into a dark and shaded room that shows Marion Crane (Janet Leigh) and Sam Loomis (John Gavin) having an affair in a undisclosed hotel. This is dualistic image is just one example of many that Hitchcock has placed in this film.

Alfred Hitchcock changed the way we see movies today

George Tomasini was a close collaborator with Alfred Hitchcock and helped create many of Hitchcock’s best works that later became classics that are still revered to this day. George Tomasini was born on april 20th 1909 in Springfield Massachusetts and died November 22nd 1964 from a massive unforeseen heart attack when he was only 55. Before his work with Alfred Hitchcock he worked for several years with American film studio Paramount pictures. When he left Paramount pictures he joined with Alfred Hitchcock to help create nine movies starting in 1954 with the movie “Rear window” and ending in 1963 with the movie “The birds”.

Throughout cinema, there has always been space in our hearts for the gore and intrigue that come from horror films. Though they come with different plots, there remains “the monster”, the character that brings along disgust, horror, suspense, and even sympathy. In Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho (1960), our monster is Norman Bates, the boy next door. This was one of the first times in American cinema that the killer was brought home, paving the way for the future of horror movies. According to Robin Wood in “An Introduction to the America Horror Film” (183-208), Bates follows the formula of the Monster being a human psychotic. This is conveyed through his normal façade portrayed with his introduction, the audience’s ambivalence, the use of

Alfred Hitchcock's film Psycho Psycho, by Alfred Hitchcock, was shocking for its time. Made in the 1960's when film censorship was very tight to today's standards, Hitchcock pushed the limits of what could be shown and did with psycho things that had never been done before. The cinematic art, symbolism and sub-conscious images in this film were brilliant for the time and still are now. Realised for this, psycho has been copied in many ways and the things that made it great have become very clichéd.

Ever since Thomas Edison invented the Kinetiscope in 1894, films have been reaching its way to the heart of American culture. Since the roaring twenties, where the United States began to see the first movie theaters to the 1960’s, where films are officially a source of leisure and escape from reality. Films influenced American culture between the 1920’s through 1960’s by becoming an increasingly popular form of leisure for years to come while causing scandals, riots, and movements about films or about the idea of films in general by displaying issues in society such as racism, forming a need for censorship laws. Films have also provided a fantasy world for their audiences by showing a film about someone in their perfect life using ethical

Alfred Hitchcock is arguably the greatest director of all time. Many of his films are considered standards of American cinema and inspired many of today’s directors. Even though Hitchcock is known as timeless director, he had an understanding of philosophy that was beyond his time. Hitchcock had a brilliant perception as to how the mind works and human reaction. Hitchcock’s understanding of philosophy can be seen in his film Vertigo and illustrates how many theories can be debilitating in everyday life.

Alfred Hitchcock’s groundbreaking masterpiece ‘Psycho’ starring Anthony Perkins; as Norman bates and Janet Leigh; as Marion Crane, broke barriers of film in the 1960s. This film captivates audiences with its nail-biting suspense, shocking plot twists and carefully crafted themes. The repetition of motifs construct the audiences view on duality, how each person can possess the contrast between good and evil. Criminality draws in character interest with the use of mise-en-scene. Mental illness is brought into light also through mise-en-scene showing the twisting relationship between characters.