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'How does Hitchcock create atmosphere, tension and shock in Psycho?' BY ABIGAIL KAYE When Psycho was first released in cinemas in 1960, audiences all over the world were shocked. They were shocked that something as sexually explicit, for that era, was being screened in hundreds of cinemas. Although audiences of the modern day are used to violence and sex scenes, the audiences of the 60's reacted in different ways. Some people viewed Psycho as a cinematic brilliance but other critics gave the film many bad initial reviews. This is because Hitchcock was extremely secretive in the making and publicity. He did not allow critics' to see the film at special screenings. Instead they had to see the film with the ordinary filmgoers after the release. Mise-en-scene plays a major part in creating atmosphere, tension and shock in Psycho. The most dramatic events in Pyscho take place in the house and at the Bates...

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