Paramount Pictures, Alfred Hitchcock, Psycho

Paramount Pictures is a production company that has become a well-known success in selling films, it was founded in 1912 by Adolph Zukor and has generated an Operating Income of $300million. It has created some well known horror films such as ‘Paranormal Activity’(2009)-(2011), ‘Friday the 13^th’(1980)-(1989), ‘Psycho’(1960) and ‘The Relic’(1997).

As well as horror films it has also created many successes outside of the horror genre including ‘Star Trek’(1979)-(2009), ‘Jackass’(2002)-(2010), ‘King Kong’(2005) and ‘Mission Impossible’(1996)-(2011). Paramount also co-produce with other film companies for films such as ‘Kung Fu Panda’(2008)-(2011), ‘Transformers’(2007)-(2011) and ‘Titanic’(1997)

Alfred Hitchcock

(13th August 1899 - 29th April 1980) was a British producer and director who used many praised techniques, when filming the psychological thriller genre, to put his audience in suspense and discomfort. He began by producing silent

films and in England, he then moved to Hollywood and became an American citizen where his career took off and his directing ability was more appreciated. This well known style of directing became successful and distinct; he would use camera shots and movement that would force the audience to experience voyeurism. This would generate many emotional links between the audience and the film, whilst his artistic skill enabled him to create great suspense, which gave him the title ‘The Master Of Suspense’. The plots he used often-contained things relating to crime, violence and murder however there will often be thrilling twists surrounding the subject, also a lot of the characters in his films have a form of psychological problem.

His most successful work include films such as ‘Psycho’(1960), ‘The Birds’(1963) and ‘Rear Window’(1954), the increasingly well known techniques used in these films are the perfect representation as to why Hitchcock’s work is appreciated so much.

Psycho is a horror film released June 1960, it was directed and Produced by Alfred Hitchcock and distrib

uted by Paramount Pictures and Universal Pictures.

It is about a woman who steals some money and runs away from here home place; she then stops her journey to rest at a hotel where the owner unexpectedly murders her as he obsesses over his dead mother. The murder, shower scene became very famous and one of the reasons why this is one of Hitchcock’s greatest films, the film was also n

ominated for four Academy Awards. The film is based on the book by Robert Bloch, which was inspired by the crimes of a serial killer named Ed Gein.