The Psycho shower scene covers many different camera angles, that can be effective in a number of ways which is why it is such an effective scene to analyse. We begin with a medium shot of Marian Crane which reveals only half of her body, but however she is wearing no costume leaving her completely vulnerable to the viewers as well as Norman Bates, who is about to kill her which she is completely unaware of but the audience are much more aware of what is about to happen forming dramatic irony. The colours that are present during this scene are extremely minimal, white is the main colour of choice which connotes purity, innocence and vulnerability all attributes that feature within the antagonist. The camera angles form a match on action from a medium shot to a point of view shot, enabling us as the audience to understand the emotions that are running through marian during these moments, further intensifying the scene and making the audience feel weary. Later on in the scene a medium shot is still displayed with an over the shoulder shot in order for the audience to see that there is a body behind the white shower curtain. At this specific moment there is a contrast in colours of white and black instantly connoting good and evil. Characters that live through the entire movie. Close ups are also used within this scene in order to capture the intense emotion that is displayed on Marian's face once she is faced with the killer Norman. This then leads into an extreme close up of her mouth which further intensifies the extent that she is shocked, scared and surprised. There are a number of close ups used within the scene, for example Marian's hand being dragged down the wall once stabbed several times. Furthermore the last shot within this sequence is a zoom in extreme close up of the plug whole which blood has been pouring into, the plug whole itself is a circle which could be a play on 'the circle of life' which is in fact ironic due to Marian's life ending. All of these features contribute to making the audience doubt their thoughts, or even continue thinking once the film is over, making the narrative extremely successful.
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The Psycho shower scene covers many different camera angles, that can be effective in a number of ways which is why it is such an effective scene to analyse. We begin with a medium shot of Marian Crane which reveals only half of her body, but however she is wearing no costume leaving her completely vulnerable to the viewers as well as Norman Bates, who is about to kill her which she is completely unaware of but the audience are much more aware of what is about to happen forming dramatic irony. The colours that are present during this scene are extremely minimal, white is the main colour of choice which connotes purity, innocence and vulnerability all attributes that feature within the antagonist. The camera angles form a match on action from a medium shot to a point of view shot, enabling us as the audience to understand the emotions that are running through marian during these moments, further intensifying the scene and making the audience feel weary. Later on in the scene a medium shot is still displayed with an over the shoulder shot in order for the audience to see that there is a body behind the white shower curtain. At this specific moment there is a contrast in colours of white and black instantly connoting good and evil. Characters that live through the entire movie. Close ups are also used within this scene in order to capture the intense emotion that is displayed on Marian's face once she is faced with the killer Norman. This then leads into an extreme close up of her mouth which further intensifies the extent that she is shocked, scared and surprised. There are a number of close ups used within the scene, for example Marian's hand being dragged down the wall once stabbed several times. Furthermore the last shot within this sequence is a zoom in extreme close up of the plug whole which blood has been pouring into, the plug whole itself is a circle which could be a play on 'the circle of life' which is in fact ironic due to Marian's life ending. All of these features contribute to making the audience doubt their thoughts, or even continue thinking once the film is over, making the narrative extremely successful.
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