An Analysis Of Psycho
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An Analysis of the Opening Sequence
from Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho
Just like a building, a film needs a strong foundation to build on in order to be successful. This foundation is found in the starting moments of the film. In Psycho, Alfred Hitchcock successfully uses the first sequence to set a foundation on which he builds an interesting plot in order to keep us, the viewers, involved in the movie.
Hitchcock immediately suggesting a "psycho" theme as the credits begin. A musical composition consisting of quick strokes on string instruments, not totally unlike the music in the famous shower scene, starts to play. Names begin to slide on and off the screen in a series of horizontal and vertical lines. The top and bottom portions of the names slide onto the screen, followed by the middle portion. The last name to appear is that of Alfred Hitchcock,...