Key words: Production Code, Production Code Administration (PCA),  MPPDA (Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America) also known as the Hays Office, connotation, double entendre, compensating moral values, "principle of deniability" Discussion: While Psycho might not seem so shocking today, consider the elements in the film that breached the prohibitions of the Production Code. Given that historically the Code and its implementation impacted on Hollywood conventions of representation, what conventions are significantly revised in Psycho? Consider in particular the film's destabilisation of space, the hierarchies of knowledge that it establishes for characters and spectators, and the extent to which characters and spectators are positioned as voyeurs.

What was the purpose of the Hays Code in the American film industry? To regulate the use of special effects in movies To establish guidelines for film censorship To encourage the production of documentary films To promote diversity in casting

Which genre conventions are referred to?

Which film theorist demonstrated the way in which films signify meaning through semiotic codes, especially specialised codes unique to the cinema? Peter Wollen Christian Metz Peter Bogdanovich Richard Schickel

The director used the positioning of camera and manipulate the light in every scene to effectively deliver the emotions of each scene and to target the mood of the audience. The movie uses the media language of ______________.*1 pointWritten codeTechnical codeSymbolic codeConvention code

Which of the following are NOT consistent with the idea of conventional use of formal filmmaking techniques?action ultimately results in balance, symmetry, closure,normalization and predictability,cause-and-effect plot structure,spontaneity and improvisation,