 In the original _Psycho (1960)_ (qv), Alfred Hitchcock (I) (qv)  wanted his opening shot to be a long, complete pan/zoom over the  city into Marions hotel room. Sadly, the technology was not yet  perfected, and he achieved his effect through a series of pans and  dissolves. The new Gus Van Sant (qv) remake does a complete  travelling shot, as Hitchcock had intended.