The opening
title for Psycho is very simple, with a black background and white text. The
lettering is disjointed creating an effect which makes the audience feel weird.
You can clearly read the word but the odd style makes it unsettling to look at.
As white usually connotes innocence, I can infer that this text is supposed to
be interpreted as corrupted innocence or a schizophrenic personality. Having no
image in the opening title creates a sense of mystery, because the audience
don’t know who the psycho is or what the film is even about at this point,
although for audiences at the time of release they will certainly be thinking
about Ed Gein. From this opening title I can already infer that Hitchcock
intended for the exact plot to stay a secret.
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