PSYCHO image analysis

This opening title for ‘Psycho’ illustrates perfectly the weirdness of the film itself. The font used is bold and so easily read and noticed by the audience, however the font is fragmented and ‘dodgy’ symbolising Norman’s disjointed, broken mind. The use of the font used differs from most horror films fonts. Most gory horrors use the colour red as their opening title, due to the fact that the colour itself connotes death and blood. However the plain white colour of the font, that usually symbolises cleanliness and purity, and that is usually used in more psychological horrors, could relate to the ‘normal’ side of Norman before his ‘mother’ side sets in. The blackness of the titles background connotes fear and misery, and also the idea that ‘evil’ is laying its ground around Norman and the other characters within the film.