#Psycho 1998 film movie#
Similarly, the 1960 version of the movie uses fading transitions and noticeable visible jumps between cuts which appear quite static and are the sign of the technology at that time. In contrast, the movements in the 1998 version are clean and fluid which creates are better viewing experience for the audience and present just one aspect in which technology has advanced. The camera movements in the original Psycho are quite unstable and shaky which is most likely due to the equipment available at that time. In fact, the whole scene has the same premiss however, where the 1960 uses a zoom to get closer to the buildings, the 1998 recreation uses a pan which then cranes towards the building and then towards the building in which the protagonists are. The two versions of the movie begin with a similar establishing long shot of a city however the 1998’s version looks more modernised thanks to the high glassy skyscrapers. The fact that the recreations uses the same non-diegetic music highlights in the wanting to stay as close to the original as possible, only attempting to improve of the visual aspects of the movie, thanks to the advanced technology. Herrmann composed the score for a string orchestra which creates dark and intense effects which is reflective of the suspenseful and psychological thrill of the movie and set a tone of impending violence. Both the original and the recreation use the same theme which was composed by Bernard Herrmann who worked close alongside Alfred Hitchcock for many years. There is a strong similarity in the non- diegetic score used in the opening scene. This shows that Gast possibly wanted to emulate Hitchcock’s style and add a bit of his personality into the remake as an attribute to the famous director. The colour green is also very similar, if not the same to the background colour used in one of Hitchcock’s previous films North by Northwest.
I think the colour works well because in the thriller genre the colour green can connote for jealousy and envy which the audience can later see in one of the characters in the movie. In the recreation, the background is black however the parallel lines which come on the screen just like in the original are now brightly green.
#Psycho 1998 film full#
The 1998 version was filmed in full colours, unlike the original which was all black and white this can be first seen in the opening credits which have been changed from the original. Because the movie was filmed in 1998, cinematic technology has advanced dramatically since 1960, improving the computer generated imagery, sound, technical equipment like cameras, computers and editing software, and most obviously the full coloured film. The Gus Van Sant 1998 recreation is nearly identical to the original with the only expectation being the names of the team in the credits and the addition of colour. However, because of the thriller genre and the mysterious and the psychological themes of the movie, the black and white colours work well and to the movies advantage, as they create a sense of enigma and suspenseful fear which are some of the conventions of a thriller movie. The opening is black and white like the rest of the movie, this is because the movie was produced in 1960 when the cinematic technology was not as advanced. The credits come onto the screen in parts, along with the lines, and shake about creating the illusion of confusion and distorted sight. They are also accompanied by the credits of the names of people involved in the production. In the opening the audience can see parallel lines coming onto the screen from one direction and leaving from the other. The movie Psycho opens up with the famous to Hitchcock’s style opening credits. (This is video is unfortunately not in English because it is unavailable on YouTube)
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