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Although colour TV had been invented, Hitchcock cleverly used black and white instead, as a means of manipulating his audience into fear and disgust because of the associations we make with the colour black of darkness and evil. The combination of black and white portrays a dark, dull, and scary atmosphere maintaining suspense for the audience...
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The combination of black and white portrays a dark, dull, and scary atmosphere maintaining suspense for the audience. This sets a dreary and unwelcoming mood gripping the audience further. Thus, the usage of black and white helped to build up the tension and suspense in the movie which one could argue would have been lost in colour...
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