... the shooting of Psycho. This helped save time. Hitchcock's works have some similarities. The opening shot of the film is a hovering crane shot which is hovering over the city of Phoenix in Arizona. There are four shots in all with three dissolves between them. The writer feels that the editing between them wasn't very smooth enough and it was a bit distracting ... that the time frame does not change at all. Alfred Hitchcock shoots the next part of the scene in a medium shot. He shows Marion Crane as she drives away from Phoenix Arizona. This particular shot shows Marion's face, a small ...

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Comparison of Psycho and The Usual Suspects Psycho opens up with the caption "Phoenix, Arizona Friday, December the Eleventh Two Forty Three PM."" In this specific time and location lend the film a truth. The title credits appear and are slashed apart; this corresponds with ... to be a character innocent of crime. Marion's motive is love and her victim is a creepy real estate customer. The movie never feels like it will mislead us. As Marion flees Phoenix on her way to see Sam, in the town of Fairvale, California, a policeman awakened Marion from a nap on the side of the road and questions h...

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... in the film did I think it would end the way it did. Hitchcock's brilliance once again keeps viewer's eyes glued throughout the film. Psycho begins with bird's eye view of Phoenix along with the time 2:43 PM. The camera, apparently at random, shows many buildings and many windows before choosing one building and one window and before the audience is introduced ... eat like a bird," "a boy's best friend is his mother," and "we call go a little mad sometimes" (Psycho). The audience is free from worry when Marion decides to go back to Phoenix to return the money and face the repercussions ...

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... to leave with it. Even though she is a thief, the audience is still sympathetic towards her because of her situation. Marion trades in her car for a new one and leaves Phoenix heading towards California, where her and Sam plan to get married. When Marion pulls over for the night, the first view of the now famous Bates motel and mansion. A figure ... ...

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