Thriller 7: Psycho (Mystery Thriller)

Director-

Alfred HitchcockCamera -distance, angle and movement and editing - speed and style
The film opens of an establishing long shot of a city. The tall buildings indicates to the audience that the film is set in a normal location. The camera then pans around the city which some titles showing where the film is set, what date it is and what the time is. After this, the camera zooms into one of building, and by this time the music has completely changed tune as its much more peaceful. This shows that the film is introducing a different scene which includes much more calm topics such as love. As the camera zooms into the window it zooms into darkness which then cuts to a long shot of women on a bed and a men standing up.


Sound - effects and music
The sound used throughout the titles is fast and unsettling which is created through the use of the violins as it makes an uneasy mood to the film as if it's never ending. The impact of the dramatic minor tone makes the sound even more harsh and loud towards the audience. However this fades out calmly into the film which sounds more peaceful as it zooms into the building.


Mise-en-scene
The dark lighting and colours used for the titles indicates that there will be some sinister content in the film. However the use of the high key lighting in the city show shows that it's a normal day in the city which juxtaposes what will happen later on in the film. With the characters the man has been dressed in dark trousers which contrasts to the women who is dressed in white underwear. This dramatic contrast has been used to show the difference between the two characters- the women is pure and innocent.


Titles- placement, font and colour
The long titles adds to the tense mood of the film which is reinforced through the fast transitions. The use of the titles sliding in from the sides at a fast pace adds an uneasy mood towards the audience. Furthermore, the black lines and grey background make the film more dark and chilling. This is done by the lines effect. By having the lines fill in the words it adds a unique style to Hitchcock's openings. Additionally by making the words in a white sans serif font connotes purity which could be suggested that innocence is destroyed throughout the film...?

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