Consider and evaluate how Hitchcock used "pure film" to shock the original audience of "Psycho"

... "It wasn't a message that stirred the audience, nor was it a great performance... They were aroused by pure film"- Alfred Hitchcock, 1962. Consider and evaluate how Hitchcock used "pure film" to shock the original audience of "Psycho". "Psycho" is a psychological thriller, which at the time shocked the world. Such a film had never been witnessed before on screen. It revolutionised the film industry and has now influenced many of the modern day thrillers. When Hitchcock filmed "Psycho" he made it to be "pure film". It was the way in which he created "Psycho" which had such an impact. Filming techniques such as camera shots and angles were applied to produce this particular affect. Hitchcock also used sounds including music in order to get this certain impact on the audience. The director later published an autobiography in 1961 explaining his interpretation. Hitchcock wanted to construct a "pure film"

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