Director Inspiration.

When your making a thriller opening, there's really only one person to whom you can look to for inspiration. Alfred Hitchcock, the master of suspense.

Born on 13 august 1899 in Leytonstone, London, he started his career in film as a title designer for Lasky. He got his first chance to direct in 1923 when the director of another film fell ill. The company were so impressed with his work they offered him a second assignment, however its British production was shut down before release.

After various other jobs and films, Hitchcock finally began to make his mark which led to the creation of one his most prolific and legendary films Psycho. In my opinion Psycho is the original thriller heavyweight. It paved the way for other directors to produce similar films, setting a bar that was hard to reach.

Psycho tells the story of Norman Bates, a man who's life was so controlled and dominated by his mother, that when she died he became mentally unstable. He developed a dual personality, within his mind there was Norman (himself) and also his mother.

Psycho is an example of inspiration to me as even today it still remains a great film. The iconic music in the shower scene is still used in pop culture. Psycho is a film that is very well thought out, the tension is always masterfully deployed, building the audience up to a crescendo that they know is coming but have no idea when.

I used Psycho as a guideline blueprint for my opening as I wanted to create a similar feeling of tension.