Alfred Hitchcock was an English director, he lived between 1899-1980. Most of his films were thrillers, the reason they were so successful was because he captured the suspense and thrill of the movie. He was good at, making films in the psychological genre. Some of his famous movies are Psycho, Strangers on a train, Vertigo and The Birds.
Psycho has a famous soundtrack at the beginning of the trailer it also is famous for the shower scene in which the 'Psycho' kills the woman. I think that the soundtrack is quite effective because it is a high pitched sound like a scream repeated, this gives a sense of suspense, which Alfred Hitchcock was known for. In this trailer he describes almost the entire plot but doesn't give away how tense it is, the soundtrack is quite the opposite of the film genre. His trademark for his films are the shadows that we see just before something happens. This is included on the trailer with his shadows before he opens the shower curtain.
The most famous scene of one of his films is the shower scene in Psycho. In this scene we see his trademark of the shadow creeping up to the shower. Most of the shots here are extreme close ups, but before and after the murder they are medium shots. When the mysterious shadow opens the shower curtain we see only the silhouette, this is created by the light coming from behind the shadow to block out the appearances.
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