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MEDIA COURSEWORK- How Does Hitchcock Engage his Audience in the Opening sequence of ‘Psycho’?
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MEDIA COURSEWORK How Does Hitchcock Engage his Audience in the Opening sequence of 'Psycho'? The horror film 'Psycho', directed by Alfred Hitchcock, was released in 1960. With its original ideas and unusual themes, it became one of the most famous horror movies of all time. It created a new dimension to the horror genre with its realistic special effects, previously unheard of ideas and inventive camera angles. Psycho was extremely controversial when it was first released as it contained love scenes and very graphic special effects, and the reaction from the public was shocked and outraged. Psycho is a detective/horror film about a woman in her thirties called Marion Crane who is unmarried, but in love with a man called Sam Loomis. Sam, however, is burdened by debts from his late father, and is unable to pay for a wedding or support a wife. Therefore, when her boss entrusts Marion with $40,000, after...
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