Saul Bass Opening Sequence-Psycho

This is an opening sequence by Saul Bass for the film

Psycho (Alfred Hitchcock-1960).

From this opening sequence, the audience know

straight away that the film is a suspense thriller,

because of the fast paced music. This high pitched

droning is stereotypical of the film Psycho, and clearly

represents the thriller genre. This music continues

throughout the whole opening sequece, therefore

suggesting the film is full of suspense throughout.

The audience also know that the film is thriller and the

film is not of the ordinary, because when the film

name; Psycho, is presented,

it distorts, therefore showing the plot and theme of the

film is distorted and not clear or strange.

The appearance of lines throughout the opening

sequence, which segment the screen , show that the plot

line may be broken up or not that of a normal film.

The appearance of actors, actresses and other

peoples names seem to fall into place when the appear,

and reveal the name clearly. This maybe shows that

during the film, the plot line will also fall into place,

and will also become clear to the audience.