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Psycho Parlor Scene Analysis

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In the parlor scene from Psycho, Norman invited Marion to his parlor and shows her eating sandwiches and drinking milk. One recognizable camera technique used in the scenes is that we continually see Marion from the frontal view, whereas with Norman we only see him from side. In doing this, the viewers are led to view Norman in a bad light as it shows his potential for evil. It gives him a spooky persona. Also the use of shadow that covers his face, suggests to viewers his split personality as a character. It was meant for us to see Marion as a pure and wholesome character, and Norman as creep and sadistic. Another notable technique in this scene is the use of cross-cutting between Marion and Norman. Throughout the whole scene the Norman and

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