Curating Film, Sharing Passions

This module engages with a specific case study, Hitchcock’s Psycho (1960), to revise and extend awareness of the aesthetics of image and sound, as well as narrative structure, the codes of action and investigation. Students will be expected to analyse short sequences of the film in class and will use the British Film Institute library to access relevant materials, both original sources and later commentaries, on the unusual aspects of Psycho’s production, distribution and exhibition and ways in which the film pioneered new trends in the industry. The extraordinary legacy of Psycho will be examined, culminating with the significance of Douglas Gordon’s 24 Hour Psycho as an early example of, gallery located, installation art, using interviews, reviews and other documentation.