0:00-0:04: black and white - close up montage of dead body in the shower - immediately shows a crime - non-diegetic high pitched shrieking noise - very unnerving and edgy - put the audience immediately on the edge of their seats
0:04: Close up on the antagonist's face although it is shadowed - creates a sense of mystery and the unknown - seen wielding a knife - connotes danger and darkness
0:06- Longshot of rainy motel - connotes the tone of the film to be very dark - rain is amplified - pathetic fallacy - something bad is going to happen - night time - darkness - sets the location of a small lonely town
0:10: a handheld shaky camera makes the audience feel as though they are involved - this is also POV - this connotes the idea of a stalker - or being watched - creating tension within the audience
0:11- there is a constant amplified shining noise which very minimally increases as the trailer progresses - this also builds tension as the scenes progress
0:12-0:13- A women can be seen from a low angle long shot - this connotes she is unaware and believes she is in power - she can be seen as coming from the light - in contrast to the darkness trying to break through the window - shows the female as very pure/innocent - vulnerability
0:17-0:18- a car can be seen pulling up to some houses - this builds tension as the audience are guessing who it could be? - rain signifies something bad is going to happen - no dialogue - POV shot - predatorial - creates fear in the audience
0:22-0:23: The women shown being intimate with the man - he is higher in the shot - two shot - he has power - patriarchal society - expresses 1960' views - backing track still building
0:28: 'were all in our private traps - suggests a secret agenda - isolation - links to the town - lins to the murderer - more importantly, the lady
0:30: a mid shot focuses on her facial expression looking very worried - what is she looking at? - zoom in on her face - focus on emotions - audience can sympathise
0:32-0:33: close up on a suitcase being filled - she is trying to leave - audience are supporting her - preferred reading of 'she needs to escape
0:36: Low angle shot of the house - half covered in shadow - stereotypical convention of the genre - connotes evil and darkness taking over - iconography - slow rainfall - pathetic fallacy
0:41-0:42: Zoom on the antagonist's face - the non-diegetic music slowly begins to build and editing becomes faster - this creates tension in the audience - making them feel panicked and invested
0:47: a car can be seen sinking - how has this happened? - why has it happened? - it leaves the audience questioning - they are optimistic and want to know more
0:51-0:57: a low angle shot is used to show the power of the murderer - in comparison to the lifeless body of the victim - the murderer is shadowed - mystery and ominous - this is extended - makes the audience focus on it
0:55- 'Alfred Hitchcock presents' - this is somewhat star power - very well known director - makes the audience want to see it - edgy writing - makes the audience uncomfortable - etched into the screen
0:58: The use of Police uniform and car - Mise-en-Scene - connotes a crime thriller - inadequate law enforcement - she is isolated - empathy from the audience - no one can help her - trapped
1:02-1:03: birds eye view shot of the women being carried - innocence - weak and vulnerable
1:07-1:08: A high angle shot of the protagonist behind stairs - the stairs look like jail cell bars - metaphor for her being trapped - she is confined - low key lighting expresses the tone of the film - something bad is going to happen
1:10-1:12: non-diegetic orchestral music comes to a peak/climax - it is very animalistic - he is getting closer - predator/prey - his shadow can be seen approaching - creates suspense in the audience - he is in the threat space - over the shoulder shot - she is vulnerable - naked - back turned - helpless
1:14-1:16: shot-reverse-shot - close up on facial expressions - close up on her looking scared - realisation - close up on him - menacing - piercing - the audience feel tension - they know shes in danger
1:16-1:22: the pace of the music mimics that of the audiences heartbeat - amplified and fast editing - creates excitement - as well as tension within - this gives a larger impact - due to emotional investment
1:22: a mid shot can be seen of a knife in an unknown person's hand - connotes danger and violence - as well as action - stereotype of a crime thriller - editing increases - followed by a tied up lady - why is she there? - what happened? - she is physically trapped - sympathy created
1:27: A extreme close up on the protagonists eye is used to contrast the earlier window scene - she is now fully engulfed in the darkness - she is trapped -confined - claustrophobia - the light trying to get in
1:28- Music peaks before coming to a biblical female voice singing - a jump cut to silence - larger impact - leaves the audience to think upon what they've just seen - cliffhanger -
1:30: 'Psycho' appears in white - a broken font is used which is not inline and eerie - blood splatters appear - connoting death and killing - this is followed by an old ladies voice - 'She wouldn't even harm a fly' - she is innocent - trapped - inevitability
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