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78/52

Documentary · 2017

The most famous murder scene in movie history comprises 78 camera settings and 52 cuts: the shower scene in Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho. 78/52 tells the story of the man behind the curtain and his greatest obsession.

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The sides of 78/52

  • The shower scene of Psycho
  • 78 camera setups and 52 cuts
  • Filmmakers and editors on Hitchcock

78/52 is good for you if…

  • you like learning how one scene from 1960 changed horror films.
  • you like seeing how a single scene is built shot by shot.
  • you like details you only catch frame by frame.

78/52 is bad for you if…

  • you can't watch the same stabbing scene over and over.
  • you want a story with people, not one scene taken apart.

About: filmmaking · fear · craft

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