Psycho III

The current modern American horror films we have today are complicated creations of visual and technological marvels but do not have the cinematic quality of movies of old. In the past “modern horror is probably equaled among American film genres only by the western from the late 1940s to the mid-1950s” (Waller). As older followers of the genre examine the progression of horror they note “the genre has by no means disappeared” (Waller) but the genre is changing. The archaic form of censorship…

Adhering to the common film phrase “show do not tell” Glazers (2013) ‘Under the Skin’ and Hitchcocks (1960) ‘Psycho’ masterfully convey ideas about character identity while creating an atmosphere of dread and horror. Although both ‘Under the Skin’ (Glazer, 2013) and ‘Psycho’ (Hitchock,1960) are vastly different films, (as one is a fantastical science fiction film while the other is thriller horror). Hitchcock and Glazer manipulate elements of the mise-en-scene such as setting, framing, sound…

Would it affect people if they watch a horror movie? It's well known that movies become one of the most biggest industry of the world in this century. Most of people prefer to spend their time watching a movie as if it is one of their hobbies. So far as we know, movies have a lot of genres to watch and a horror movie is the most popular one. It is not surprising that most people consider that horror movies is one of the best choice for watching a movie. However, watching horror movies can lead…

The film There Will Be Blood was an outstanding film. This film was released in 2007 and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson. The main actors were Daniel Day-Lewis, Dillon Freasier, and Paul Dano. This film’s screenwriter was also Paul Thomas Anderson. Paul Thomas Anderson did an amazing job making this film because, it came out incredible. One of the best films in my opinion and has a brilliant lesson to be learned from the film. There Will Be Blood is a must see movie. This film is packed…

is that noir is more open to human flaws and likes to embed them in twisty plot lines.” The Movie Psycho which was made in 1960 directed by Alfred Hitchcock definitely has the plot twist element of Film Noir . The film, being the Film Noir genre, uses lots of different Film Noir elements to complete the feeling. Throughout the movie the viewer sees the traits of classic Film Noir, in the movie Psycho. One of the biggest elements they use in the film to complete the Film Noir feeling, is the…

The Blob The cult classic 1958 film “The Blob” starring a young Steve McQueen, is not only interesting to watch, it also gives the viewer a number of insights into that era. The milieu in Post World War II America is the dominant sign in the film. The era is the signified and there are a number of signifiers. The film begins with the theme song “Beware of the Blob, it creeps and leaps…” and the viewer is made aware of the fascination for monsters that Americans had during that period. Spook…

Most of color harmonies consist of combination of two or more colours within a specific relationship on the color wheel where one of them is dominant. For example in horror films if we use orange and teal, blue will be the dominant because we want to show more of the cold side and because we want it to look scary. Sometimes a red colour is shown to represent blood, while a blue represents an effect that makes the audience calm. To achieve orange and teal orange is pushed to highlights and…

Spooky, heartwarming, confusing, childish, amazing, all of these are adjectives describing directors Tim Burton’s cinematic style. Tim burton is a very creative and artistic director he has directed movies such as, Edward scissors hand, the nightmare before Christmas, Charlie and the chocolate factory, and Batman and these movie the director Tim Burton’s uses very unique stylistic techniques especially in his shots and framing, camera angles/movement, and sound. Tim burton does this so that he…

Alfred Hitchcock once said “there is no terror in the bang, only in the anticipation of it”(Crow, Jonathan).One of the greatest filmmakers of all times, was nicknamed “The Master of Suspense” for he was creating a psychological suspense in his films, which resulted in a unique watching experience (Alfred Hitchcock." Bio.com.). He was also an acknowledge master of the thriller, a genre he virtually invented (Ramirez Berg, Charles) and a brilliant technician. Born in London on August 13, 1899…

Pyscho is a very popular film which released on January 12th 1960 in Hong Kong and was directed by the famous Alfred Hitchcock. Hitchcock had said that one of the reasons why he shot Pyscho as a back-and-white film was because he thought that the murder scene might have been too intense for the audience to watch . So going back to the shower scene, it is one of the most prominent and iconic scenes shot in all cinemas. The scene begins when we can see one of the leading actresses Marion Crane…