Overview
Here is the reference citation for the film. This is the only source you need to include in the reference page:
Hitchcock, A. (Director). (1960). Psycho [Film]. Shamley Productions.
I have provided the youtube videos of the opening credits, opening scene, and closing scene of the Psycho film for you below. The link below the videos along with the attached handout have been provided to give you an idea of what formal elements of film are so you know what to focus on:
https://beverlyboy.com/filmmaking/what-are-the-for...
Please do not include an introduction or conclusion since this is going to be a part of a much larger paper.
Please answer the following based on the 1960 version of the film Psycho.
2. Opening and closing. What are the distinguishing formal elements of the opening and closing scenes of the film? What is the significance of these scenes for an understanding of the meaning of the film? How do the opening and closing scenes act as bookends (formal and/or thematic) for the film? Discuss with reference to Bordwell and Thompson's comment that "A film does not just start, it begins and "A film doesn't simply stop; it ends" (about half page of text about 160 Words Times New Roman Size 12 Font Double-Spaced APA Format Excluding the Title and Reference Pages).