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This 10 page paper discusses Alfred Hitchcock's classic film "Psycho" with reference to Roger Walters's principles of broadcast writing. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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made today, and yet it is arguably more effective than any of them. This paper discusses the film with regard to Roger Walterss principles of broadcast writing. Discussion Many of
the principles that Walter outlines are not applicable here, because part of his discussion centers on such things as news broadcasts, reality shows, and educational programs, which are written, produced
and presented entirely differently than a major motion picture dealing with fictional characters and events. However, we can discuss Psycho with regard to such things as tension, action and sex
appeal, all of which are evident in the film. Main and Sub-Plots: There are several stories interwoven here; lets see if we can decide which one is the main plot.
Most viewers tend to get stuck on the murder of Marion Crane, but is that the main plot? To review: we have a plot involving Marion and her affair with
Sam; a plot involving Marion and her theft of $40,000; a plot involving Norman, Marion and her murder; a plot involving Sam and Marions sister Lila; a plot involving Sam,
Lila and Arbogast; and a plot involving Norman and his mother. Hitchcocks work is so seamless that its hard to pick out the most important ones, but we can distinguish
between them by the feelings they evoke in us. Walters writes that tension is one of the most important barometers of audience response, and Psycho causes extreme tension in its
viewers. What it invokes is a sense of danger; in this case it is physical danger, in which there is "uncertainty ... over the life or physical safety of the
hero or some other characters" (Walters, p. 281). Despite the fact that Marion has stolen a sizeable sum of money, she is the character we identify with, because we
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