Psycho Research

Alfred Hitchcock - Psycho

The film Psycho was released during the 1960's, this film is an American Thriller/Horror film which is directed by Alfred Hitchcock. It was firstly distributed by "Paramount Pictures" then in later releases it was distributed by "Universal Pictures".  This film was quite a success as the budget of the film was $800,000, and in the box office it made a massive $60,000,000.

Here is the trailer.

The shocking film Psycho is now classed as one of Alfred Hitchcock's most successful films. The film is based on a secretive relationship between Marion Crane (Janet Leigh) and Sam Loomis (John Gavin). They begin with the discussion on how they cannot afford to get married. Marion Crane as returns back to her work place, where a client then hands over $40,000 to purchase a house for his daughter. Instead of Marion carrying out the transaction she takes the money for herself then escapes to a motel "Bates Motel" owned by Norman Bates (Anthony Perkins). 


The film "Psycho" is known for the famous "Shower Scene". This scene is where Marion Crane's death occurs. This scene on its own was shot for six days, from 17th December-23rd December 1959 the scene is approximately 3-4 minutes long. The shot includes 77 different camera angles. Hitchcock created this scene intelligently as it was a black and white film, he used chocolate syrup for the blood to give off the illusion of a deep red color.  The sounds of the stabbing was created by using a melon and plunging a knife into it.