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We go a little mad over Alfred Hitchcock’s “Psycho” and discuss:
- Cinematography, using shadows, camera moves, visual storytelling;
- Story & Writing, MacGuffins, rule of resistance;
- and other such stuff and things and stuff.
“Fear isn’t so difficult to understand. After all, weren’t we all frightened as children? Nothing has changed since Little Red Riding Hood faced the big bad wolf. What frightens us today is exactly the same sort of thing that frightened us yesterday. It’s just a different wolf. This fright complex is rooted in every individual.“ – Alfred Hitchcock
Notes & References:
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Rotating shot of her eye – Janet Leigh says that it wasn’t a photograph (womansworld.com) but apparently it was a frozen still frame (BFI), and they shot that eye shot 26 takes
Kodak had indeed introduced its color film stock in the 50s, Hitchcock actually used it for Vertigo in 1958
Psycho was edited by George Tomasini
Hays Code (Wiki)
Ed Gein killed 2 people and exhumed corpses (wiki)
This Week’s Recommendations:
“Perfect Blue” (IMDB) / “Seven Pounds” (IMDB)
