The document provides an analysis of key conventions and techniques used in the 1960 Alfred Hitchcock film Psycho. It discusses the film's establishment of conventions for the thriller/horror genre such as an isolated setting, blonde female victim, and knife as a weapon. It also analyzes the use of title sequences, mise-en-scene, sound, and camera work in pivotal scenes. Specifically, it notes how the jagged title design and unsettling music establish unease. Mise-en-scene depicts the vulnerability of the victim through clothing and positioning. Camera angles are used to reveal characters and build suspense.

1. PSYCHOALFRED HITCHCOCK 25TH AUGUAST 1960

2. CONVENTIONS‘Psycho’, being the first major thriller/horror film, has all the typical conventions that are associated with this genre of film. As many other films after the release of psycho in 1960 interpreted the standard ideology based around ‘Psycho’, conventions from this were then adapted. Furthermore, Alfred Hitchcock’s ‘Psycho’ was the basis on which all thrillers followed and adapted to. Conventions associated with ‘Psycho’ Blonde, female victim

3. Male murderer

4. Isolated house

5. Bad weather (use of pathetic fallacy)