Stella's opening title analysis: Psycho

 

                                                                                                                                                                 

 

 

Font:

• White against a black background - was made at a time when black and white films were mainstream, but also creates a stark, bold effect.
• Font is in bold and block capitals are used throughout

Transitions:

• Grey lines are used to bring in and take out the text, creating a swift transition, which creates pace.

Different parts of the texts are brought in on different lines, which creates a divide and gives a distorted effect.














Film's Title

• The text is segmented and then moves to create the full title.
• This reinforces the distorted effect used througout the title sequence, and suggests that piecing parts together is a key theme in the film, which suggests the film is on the topic of murder.