: Hitchcock famously subverted audience expectations by killing off his leading lady, Marion Crane (Janet Leigh), only 47 minutes into the film. This forced the audience to shift their emotional investment to the mysterious Norman Bates (Anthony Perkins).
: The gothic, looming Bates house was inspired by Edward Hopper's painting House by the Railroad . Its verticality contrasts with the horizontal, modern lines of the motel, visually representing Norman's fractured psyche. [cb01 ac] Psycho - Psyco 1960
: Rejecting the lush orchestral sounds of the era, Herrmann used only a string section to create a "black and white" sound. The "screeching" violins during the murder scenes are now synonymous with cinematic terror. Its verticality contrasts with the horizontal, modern lines
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