How does Hitchcock exceed audience expectations in Psycho? The director of the 1960 film Psycho was directed by Alfred Hitchcock‚ born 13th August 1899‚ in London. He died 29th April 1980 aged 80. He was a British filmmaker and producer who pioneered many techniques in the suspense and psychological thriller genres. After a successful career in the United Kingdom in both silent films and early sound films‚ Hitchcock moved to Hollywood. In 1956 he became an American citizen while retaining his
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PSYCHO SHOWER SCENE ESSAY by ------- ------- ## English ## Psycho has many memorable scenes and objects‚ from the skeleton in the basement‚ the dark and creepy house to the first horrific murder in fictional movie history which takes place in the infamous shower scene. The shower scene of Psycho was one of the most controversial scenes in the movie‚ the era and possibly of all time. The point of the scene begins as the protagonist‚ Marion Crane‚ decides to return the money the has stolen and
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Hitchcock and Dualism in Psycho The characters in Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho (1960) each have a dual nature that is masterfully portrayed through character development and use of mirrors throughout the film. The very first shot in Psycho is zooming in from an open view of the city where it is a bright and sunny day. As the shot zooms in further and further it comes into a dark and shaded room that shows Marion Crane (Janet Leigh) and Sam Loomis (John Gavin) having an affair in a undisclosed hotel
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Everyone has as a good and evil side to him or her. In this scene of Psycho it shows the both sides of Marion and Norman. Through the use of camera angles‚ film techniques‚ dialogue‚ and sound effects‚ the film portrays the main characters‚ as they are being trapped‚ unable to escape their state of mind‚ the guilt of their actions. These sides are shown mostly through the lighting. Certain conflicts and how the characters deal with them and each other are what shape the structure of the movie
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History of editing: In the first years of film‚ editing wasn’t used as it is today. When film first came about‚ people mostly used films to make actualities. Actualities mean a short film of an actual event. For instance‚ a ship pulling into the harbour‚ or a train passing by. These films didn’t have much of a story. However‚ it wasn’t long before films made by the Lumiere Brothers‚ and the Edison company‚ contained a plot. (include a little about plot vs story here) These filmmakers would set
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The 1960 psychological thriller‚ Psycho‚ directed by Alfred Hitchcock‚ challenge of social‚ film conventions and audience expectations at the time. The scene reveals an underlying uneasiness in the character of Norman Bates. The extract‚ the parlour scene‚ shows how Hitchcock uses cinematography and mise-en-scene to reveal the many layers of meaning to the audience. The film technique contribute to the themes‚ issues of duality of human nature‚ family. The context of the parlour scene is when Marion
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such as Arachnophobia‚ Ophidiophobia‚ Acrophobia and Agoraphobia. Psycho by Alfred Hitchcock was one of the few horror films in 1960’s to become a classic. Psycho tells a story of a woman who steals forty thousand dollars in order for the man whom she loves can afford a divorce. However‚ not all goes as plan. She is killed by a creepy motel owner that suffered with a double-personality disorder. This horrifying the audience‚ Psycho uses the illness of the motel owner‚ Norman Bates‚ to introduce the
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Edge Codes The use of editing has changed over the years. As times have changed‚ editing has changed along with it. Originally films were shot in a linear style and were simple. With the introduction of new technology‚ editing has changed greatly. Editing was first used to “cut out the bad and leave the good”. But‚ it is mostly used to show emotion and draw the viewer in. Editing has changed over time and has developed into a major part of the film-making process. In the beginning film-makers
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Shannon Cree English 167 Professor Csicsery-Ronay October 10‚ 2008 Editing in The Shining In his classic horror film‚ The Shining‚ Stanley Kubrick utilizes many different elements of editing to create unique and terrifying scenes. Kubrick relies on editing to assist in the overall terrifying and horrifying feel created in the movie. Editing in the movie creates many different effects‚ but the most notable effects created add to the continuity of the film as well as the sense of fear and terror
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Enumerate and define editing styles. a) sequence shot - contains no editing at all b) cutting to continuity – merely condenses the time and space of a completed action c) classical cutting – interprets an action by emphasizing certain details over others d) thematic montage – argues a thesis – the shots are connected in a relatively subjective manner e) abstract cutting – is a purely formalistic style‚ totally divorced from any recognizable subject matter 1. The
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