How Does Hitchcock Develop Suspense in the Beginning of the film 'Psycho'?
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How Does Hitchcock Develop Suspense in the Beginning of the film 'Psycho'? Kaif Abdur-Rashid 'Psycho,' the somewhat infamous film by Alfred Hitchcock was produced in 1961, a time when the American censors, The Hays Office, still dominated the film industry with their strict rules and principles. It earned its notoriety by defying the traditional cinematic convections of that time and pushing the boundaries of what could be shown in mainstream cinema. The rules implemented by The Hays Office were far stricter than they are today, and Hitchcock uses all available means to reach and go slightly beyond the set limit. Using clever and different camera angles, he implies things that are not shown. He proves that innuendoes can portray the same image and retract the same audience responses as blatant actions and pictures. In most films, 'good' would triumph over 'evil,' and whatever side a character was on was painfully...


