Psycho Analysis

Psycho Analysis

The film is opened by looking at a crane shot of the town where the beginning of the film is set. The camera then is zoomed into a bedroom window where Marion Crane and lover Samuel Loomis are sharing their feelings about their future together.

The scene where Marion was murdered in the shower was one of the most memoriable moments in the film industry. This was because this was the first time that sound has been used in this situation. The soundtrack used whilst she was being murdered was very thrilling and dramatic. The sound made the whole scene look emphasised and brutal. As marion drops to the floor, a graphic match was added in to make the style of editing more horrific. The blood and water whirling down the plughole, then faded into a close up shot of Marions eye as it zooms out to see her dead body.

Throughout this film, red herrings, sound, lighting and camera angles are present. Alfred Hitchcock used very dramatic music in the scene at the death of Marion in the shower. The music was presented as horrific and shocking which suits the action, which would be called parallel sound. 

A long shadow is shown at the scene at the death of Abgrogast. This shadow is very powerful and it is created very big and can easily see that the person has a knife, however you was not be able to see who was in possession of the knife and the shadow created a mysterious look. A close up silhouette is shown as Marion is brutally murdered. The silhouette also gives the mysterious look of who the killer is. 

In my opinion this is my favorite Hitchcock film so far. This is because it has huge amounts of suspense and thrills. The way Alfred used many editing and camera techniques also makes this film very succesful. It makes the audience wonder what will happen next and it questions who is the murderer behind this.