Jonathan Bate

famous as well as notorious even with today’s high standards. The movie is about a secretary, Marion, who embezzles $40,00 from a client of her employer. She goes on the run and ends up staying at a very remote and creepy hotel. There she meets Norman Bates, a man who seems to be under a lot of control of his mother. Marion ends up being murdered in the famous “shower scene” by Norman’s mother, however, at the end we end up finding out that the mother was actually Norman who had developed a double personality

In the novel, the shower scene is told from both Mary’s and Norman’s perspective. We see through Norman’s eyes that he is peeping through a peephole to spy on Mary while she is undressing. Norman is conflicted because he’s aroused and outraged because of the desire he feels for Mary. He angrily calls Mary names, and even goes as far as blaming her for being too proactive and perverted. Norman blames Mary for his stealthy behavior and exclaims that she smiling, fluffing up her hair for him. He then

sixties and was about a secretary Marion Crane who goes on a run after embezzling forty thousand dollars from her employer in order to settle the debt of her boyfriend, Sam Loomis. Overcome by exhaustion, she stops by Bates motel for the night where she meets the polite owner Norman Bates

characterisation, motifs, symbols and setting. The texts are about psychologically disturbed protagonists and the events that they are involved in. Psycho was published in 1960 whereas the Shining was published in 1977, both timeworn novels. In Psycho, Bates is unable to contain the guilt of murdering is mother and therefore, murders those who he feels sexually attracted to. However, in The Shining, Jack Torrance, an aspiring writer and recovering alcoholic accepts a position to be caretaker of the Overlook

To reveal the intentions of the characters or elicit intense emotion with the audiences, directors use the elements of Expressionism. Stylized acting, being one of the methods, uses unnatural or robotic movements, heavy makeup, and masks to show the character's inner psyche. The writer of psycho, Alfred Hitchcock uses this method to reveal the victim's emotional trauma, the killers psychotic mindset and the emotional effect it has on the audience. During the famous shower scene that has the death

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

serial killer, while pretending to be his dead mother. He, is a deeply disturbed individual, and in this scene there is voice over of his mom talking to him, which in reality is just him talking to himself. In the scene illustrated above is of Norman Bates, waiting on the stool in the police station after he finally got arrested, for his devious deeds. Yet, the scene is just a simple full front, but it is a wonderful use of this mise en scene position. Now in some movies a full front according to

Psycho directed by Alfred Hitchcock was created for the purpose of creating fear and suspense to engage its audience. Hitchcock’s messages were safety, theft and mental health. Psycho encouraged and allowed the audience to think about/ reflect on the messages through the film. Hitchcock utilize colour and lighting, camera angles and the use of mirrors and reflection to create suspense for his audience. Through the film Psycho there were a variety of camera angles. Hitchcock frequently uses a “gods-eye”

paths with a dangerous mentally ill motel owner, Norman Bates. As their strange relationship develops, a dominant theme of good versus evil is introduced to the audience through the use of characterisation, editing, mise-en-scene and various other media techniques. From the outset, Hitchcock introduces an initial theme of good versus evil during the opening credits. The title scene could be seen as a reflection of the personality of Norman Bates as the credits themselves are presented as fragmented

was too tired to continue driving, as well as the car dealership. Due to the budget constraints the films crew were made up of mostly people who were working on the, “Alfred Hitchcock Presents” television show. The film is about a man named Norman Bates, who runs a motel owned by his family. Norman is a victim of his ill mothers love. His mother becomes violent when Norman’s attention has been detracted from her needs. This film is a study of character, suspense, and storytelling; all reasons this