Psycho

From the outset of the film is believed to be about the £40,000 that went missing however after the murder had occurred the audience was then apprehensive as anything could happen next. Even more so the audience know the murderer is in the house but don't know when they will strike next however increasingly through the film the more apprehension there is the less violence to which appears on screen.

Within thrillers are characterised through the fast pacing however typically within Psycho this appears 3 times at the car, shower then the staircase scene. However the most effective scene was the shower scene as at the time of 1960 nobody had ever seen anything as exquisite as this due to the amount of cuts and the way it was shown therefore still today is regarded as what set the foundation for films of today even now highly regarded as one of the best scenes ever due to the precise execution and editing.

Furthermore in Psycho the story isn't extraordinary it's brilliance lies within the construction. An example where it's surprising the audience happens twice within the film the shower scene murder but also at the end the revelation about the Mother.

A viewer who watches the film for the first time will experience the full impact to what Hitchcock had intended for example at the start of the film everyone thought marian was the main character as she took the £40,000 however after her early departure leaves the audience in shock.

The McGuffin of the film is the money which drives the plot along at the start but returns at the end of the film.

However the fact that Hitchcock leaves most of the film to the audiences imagination is in brilliance within itself which is able to occur due to the editing when looking at the frame by frame analysis.

The variety of camera shots used is to add emphasis to aspects within the film or increase the apprehension some examples of this would be a point of view shot