The title sequence of Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho uses a black screen with white text to make the writing more prominent and easier to read. It employs wipe and dissolve transitions to introduce the cast members and establish the setting. No camera angles or lighting effects are used, keeping the sequence straightforward and allowing the text and shots to set the scene for the thriller that follows.

1. Title sequence.
Alfred Hitchcock – Psycho
In this title sequence Alfred Hitchcock uses a black screen with white writing in order to create more
of an effect. This also makes the writing more prominent making it easier to read. He also uses
several different transitions such as a wipe transition; this is used to introduce the cast members of
the film. He introduces the cast members with grey line which appear before the cast members’
name. Hitchcock also uses a dissolve transition into the establishing shot which is the first shot that
is seen in the movie. There is no camera angles and lighting used. However, an establishing shot is
used to set the scene for the thriller.