Psycho Analysis

Psycho Analysis

The camera shots used in this image of the shower scene shows a high angled view of the knife entering the woman’s body. By using a high angle shot this gives the antagonists view of authority and power over the woman/victim in the shower. The editing used was a cross cut as the shots consistently and spontaneously kept moving between the action. This contrasts with the other shots because this shot is angled so that we can see exactly what’s happening. However the other shots are so close up we are unaware as to what is going on. The movements in this part of the shot are very jiggered and sharp as they want to portray how fast the kill will happen. From the protagonists perspective she is the innocent party as she cannot move due to the villain stabbing her in front of her. The editing techniques used in this scene were fast and intense movements as this shot was cut to another shot very quickly after the stabbing begun. Mise-en-Scene in this shot is shown clearly as we can see the shower running and the knife being jabbed into her right shoulder. This helps in representation as we can tell through the use of the knife what is going to happen and what the genre is.

The sound used in this part of the shot was used with dramatic and tense effect. The sharp sounds of the violins in this shot mimic the movements of the killer and their victim. The diegetic sounds used in the shot were the water coming from the shower and the cries for help the victim used. This creates tension in the scene as the more dramatic the sound becomes the more scared and confusing we become as to what is happening. The non-diegetic sounds used in this shot was the sound of the knife hitting the body and the violins in the background.  The lighting in this shot is light and highlights how innocent the victim is at the horrific moment. The white bathroom also gives us a sense of her purity and that it is about to be taken away from her. The water from the shower masks the villain so we get a sense of mystery as to who the villain is.

The camera shot used in this image is an extreme close up of the bath plug. The graphic match of the bath plug to her eye in the next shot, reveals to the audience the ferocity and horror of the attack that has just happened. The graphic match is to her eye in the next shot. By using the plug in the shot we have a sense of how the water drains away, we can then see that the blood symbolises her life being drained away too. The editing in this scene is simply of a jump cut to the victim’s eye. This jump cut happens very quickly and the pace of the edit is fast. The sound in this shot is just of the water going down the drain. The effect this gives is representing what is going on inside her body. This also silences the audience as the victim is now dead therefore we hear nothing else but the sound of water. The lighting in this scene focuses on the plug itself and highlights what is happening to her life at this moment. The setting is still in the bathroom which is now covered with blood, which suggests that her innocence has been taken away from her and suggest the pain and horror she felt before her life ended

The camera shot used in this image is an extreme close up of the victim’s hand. The grasping of the hand on the shower curtain reveals to the audience the horror of the attack that has just happened. By showing this grasp we can create a view that she is grasping onto her life as long as she can. By using the hand in the shot we have a sense of how she is trying to save herself an escape her fate, we can then see that the blood symbolises her life being drained away too as it is dripping down the shower curtain. The editing in this scene is simply of a jump cut to the plug in the bath. This jump cut happens very quickly and the pace of the edit is fast. The sound in this shot is just of the water going down onto the bath form the shower. The lighting in this scene focuses on her hand and highlights how she is trying to hold on as long as she can to her life at this moment. The setting is still in the bathroom which is covered with blood, which suggests that her innocence is been slowly taken away from her. We can also see that she wants to know who was behind the curtain as she could not see who it was through her lack of vision. This also creates tension towards the audience as we also do not know who the killer is.