Alfred Hitchcock Master of Suspense

1. Alfred HitchcockMaster of Suspense Presents: PSYCHO

2. PSYCHO (1960) Director ……………… Alfred Hitchcock Screenwriter ….…….. Joseph Stefano Based on novel ……. Robert Bloch Editor …………………. George Tomasini Music ……………….... Bernard Herrmann Cinematography ….. John L. Russell Costume …………….. Rita Riggs Pictorial Consultant… Saul Bass

3. PSYCHO (1960) Norman Bates ……… Anthony Perkins Marion Crane ……… Janet Leigh Lila Crane …………... Vera Miles Sam Loomis ………… John Gavin Milton Arbogast …… Martin Balsam Sher. Al Chambers… John McIntire Dr. Fred Richmond ... Simon Oakland Caroline …………….. Pat Hitchcock

4. History

5. Style • Formalist • Psychological Thrillers • Reoccurring Characters & Themes: wrongly accused man cool blondes surprising violence suspicion/doubt • Virtuoso Editing • Droll Humor

6. Psycho

7. Style

8. Style

9. Psycho

11. 1955 1959

12. American PSYCHO Nine Death Masks 10 Women’s Heads 4 Noses Human Skin Chairs Skull Bowls Skulls on Bedposts Ed Gein

13. American PSYCHO • Best Selling Issue until Princess Diana’s Death • 14th Most Interesting Person of the Year • (1991) Dahmer

14. American PSYCHO • Women 8 of 10 times killed by person they know • ½ women killed by husbands/boyfriends • Only about 20 serial killers/year • killing 200 ppl (15, 000 by others) • More likely to catch malaria or leprosy

15. American PSYCHO • What is our fascination?

16. PSYCHO Reception

17. PSYCHO Reception • $11,200,000 • Highest Grossing Hitchcock film • Broke records: China, Japan, France, Britain, Canada, South America, U.S. • One of the top grossing black and white films of all time

18. PSYCHO Reception • Mixed reviews—eventually • re-reviewed • Nominated for 4 Academy Awards • Leigh won Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress • 1992—selected for preservation in National Film Registry • #14 on AFI’s 100 Best Movies list

19. PSYCHO Influence • 2 sequels: Psycho II (1983), Psycho III (1986) • 1 prequel: Psycho IV (1990) screenwriter- Joseph Stefano • All 3 starring Anthony Perkins • 1 remake (1998) • Graphic Novel Series

20. PSYCHO Influence • 1978 horror classic Halloween 1977 High Anxiety, • 1980 Fade to Black, • 1980 Dressed to Kill, Invader Zim, Hoshi no Kaabii, • 2003 live-action/animated Looney Tunes: Back in Action.

21. The Birds Storyboarding

22. Psycho Storyboarding

23. Psycho Storyboarding

24. Psycho Storyboarding

25. Shower Scene

26. Shower Scene

27. Shower Scene • montage • 3 minutes • 50 cuts • extreme close-ups • few medium shots • 7 days to shoot • casaba melon • chocolate syrup • music: all strings— “The Murder”

28. Shower Scene MUSIC • Bernard Herrmann, composer *Citizen Kane to Twilight Zone *Team Hitchcock • all strings • stark • How important is it?

29. PSYCHO Craze

30. PSYCHO Craze

31. “Ways In”

32. Mother

33. Mother #15

34. 1stSlasher Movie?

35. 1stSlasher Movie? #6

36. Audience Reception

37. Audience Reception #9

38. Water

39. Water #10

40. Food

41. Food #16

42. Good vs. Evil

43. Good vs. Evil #11

44. Whose Story?

45. Whose Story? #8

46. Voyeur

47. Voyeur #1

48. Voyeur

49. Opening Scene