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"Psycho" Coursework. How far are we as an audience prepared for the murder of Marion Crane? Alfred Hitchcock's "psycho" is a ground breaking cinematic creation of the 1960's. It is a film which shocked its first audience, and still shocks today's viewers. Camera angles, lighting and well-chosen sound subtly prepare us for the horrific murder of Marion Crane, performed by the schizophrenic Norman Bates. The film opens with a long panoramic shot of a busy city around midday with ambient sounds such as car horns and background traffic noise. Hitchcock opened with this scene to establish normality; to show the audience that there was no sense of danger at that point. Slowly, the camera enters Marion's hotel room and we become voyeurs in Marion's life for the first time. The shot of the hotel room shows Marion in an illicit relationship with Sam. By having Marion in this position, Hitchcock sets Marion...

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