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    Subtlety Jillian Miller The Alfred Hitchcock classic Psycho broke box-office records when first introduced in 1960. Hitchcock’s cinematography involving the skillful use of black and white film enabled him to effectively play with shadows and silhouettes. These devices are used throughout this movie to influence and manipulate the audience into various states of comfort and terror throughout the film. It is

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    outlook of the film and its characters. Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho is filled with different motifs creating different emotions within the viewer. However‚ no motif in Psycho was more visually obvious than that of the birds. Hitchcock included birds all throughout the movie and this motif‚ these symbols came in the shape of: physical birds‚ names‚ decorations and many more. While it was subtle‚ it created a sense of tension and stress amongst the characters in Psycho. Hitchcock’s usage of birds can be

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    Media Coursework: Psycho How Effectively Does Hitchcock Manipulate the Audience in ‘Psycho’? The 1960’s movie ’Psycho’‚ was undoubtedly a groundbreaking and revolutionary film. The movie was produced by Alfred Hitchcock and is often referred to as the ‘mother of the modern horror movie’ as it is the first horror movie that received so much success. Horror films are movies with a purpose to strive to elicit fear‚ horror and terror responses from viewers. This is why ‘Psycho fits into the Horror

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    PsychoWouldn’t you expect it to be really hard to change the audiences’ perception of a character within moments of the character’s introduction? Alfred Hitchcock made it seem almost easy in the movie‚ Psycho. The sinister nature of Norman Bates was revealed and enhanced through the use of symbolism to set the mood‚ foreshadowing in regards to Norman’s mindset and lighting to establish Norman’s darker aspects. In scenes where Norman Bates was present‚ symbolism was an important aspect used to establish

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    Cecilie Skogheim FS 101 Term Paper VERTIGO Vertigo (Alfred Hitchcock‚ 1958) is an American film noir psychological thriller. Hitchcock made Vertigo during a very creative period (1958-1960) of his life. In that time period he released three historic films‚ Vertigo (1958)‚ North by Northwest (1959)‚ and Psycho (1960). Each film took a radically characteristic approach to the genre suspense thriller‚ and Hitchcock made a massive change to the thriller genre. His films were not black and white anymore

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    The Similarities of Alfred Hitchcock and Edward Hopper Alfred Hitchcock‚ also known as‚ “The Master of Suspense”‚ was a director to a variety of award winning films. Many Hitchcock movies will be noticeably inspired by numerous paintings‚ including the work of iconic artist Edward Hopper. Hopper‚ born in New York‚ was well known for his realist paintings. Comparing the paintings and films‚ one will see the similarities displayed between the two. Alfred Hitchcock and Edward Hopper are linked by creating

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    Rachel Gonzalez November 30‚ 2010 “ PsychoPsycho is a suspense horror film made in 1960 by Alfred Hitchcock. When Alfred wanted to produce this film‚ Paramount did not want to produce it and refused to provide the budget that Hitchcock received from them for previous films with the studio. No one thought the film would be a success‚ so Hitchcock took matters into his owns hands and set a budget of less than 820‚000 dollars. The film is about a young women named Marion Crane who steals

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    Psycho: The Bloodthirsty Beginning I will be analyzing the shower scene from the Alfred Hitchcock film Psycho (1960). This scene is the first scene that causes the audience to realize that something horribly‚ horribly wrong is going on at the Bates’ Motel. Hitchcock crafts this scene very meticulously‚ using body language‚ music‚ sound effects and more to shock the audience. Challenging the censors is this movie’s bread and butter‚ as it displayed gruesome violence that audiences of 1960 had never

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    such as Arachnophobia‚ Ophidiophobia‚ Acrophobia and Agoraphobia. Psycho by Alfred Hitchcock was one of the few horror films in 1960’s to become a classic. Psycho tells a story of a woman who steals forty thousand dollars in order for the man whom she loves can afford a divorce. However‚ not all goes as plan. She is killed by a creepy motel owner that suffered with a double-personality disorder. This horrifying the audience‚ Psycho uses the illness of the motel owner‚ Norman Bates‚ to introduce the

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    there is a scene with the hotel’s disturbing proprietor Norman Bates that challenges gender roles and shows the weak positions of power that Hitchcock gives each character in the film. Marion begins the scene by listening in as Norman fights with his mother. She peers out her window at the menacing house and hears the loud voices coming from it. Afterwards Norman brings some food down to Marion. They settle in his parlor‚ surrounded by a collection of stuffed birds. Norman alludes to the connection

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