How does Hitchcock create atmosphere, tension and shock in Psycho?
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How does Hitchcock create atmosphere, tension and shock in Psycho? Introduction Alfred Hitchcock was born August 13th, to a Roman Catholic family In Leystone, England. He attended Saint Ignatius College, London school of engineering and navigation followed by the University of London. His movie career began as an inter-titles designer for silent films, the begun directing when sound films were introduced, in the late 1920's. Hitchcock Was known to his audience's as 'the master of suspense' and what Hitchcock mastered was not only the art of making films but also the task of taming his own raging imagination. Hitchcock told his stories through intelligent plots, witty dialogue and a spoonful of murder and mystery. Hitchcock died on April 28th, 1980 from liver failure and heart problems. Psycho was one of the first of many to depict sexuality and violence in a graphic manner, although the youth market was ready for such change, the older audience...


