Alfred Hitchcock's Film Psycho

Alfred Hitchcock was one of the most revolutionary directors in the history of cinema. His technique is so unique that his directing style has become a staple in pop culture since the 1960’s. This could not be more evident than in his hit film, “Psycho”. Instead of using cheap jump scares or ridiculous amounts of gore, Hitchcock uses a deep character driven plot and clever visual and technical cues to increase the heart rates of his projected audience. It is truly the complexity of the characters of the film that drive the story allowing for the audience to feel the emotions of these characters as the film presses forward. The way Hitchcock directs this masterpiece allows us to experience the film as if we were there in person. The recreation

This specific scene stood out to us because of the heavy character driven conversation between the two and the differing camera angles Hitchcock uses to make the audience feel uneasy. As we shoot the scene we attempted to recapture the uneasiness of Norman’s personality while embodying the nervousness of Marion’s new situation. These clashing emotions become evident when Norman begins to speak of his mother. While filming this scene we embraced the point of view angle as we can see the terrified emotions on Marion’s face leaving the audience the freedom to imagine the way Norman is presenting his story. Those filming angles are then followed up with low angle shots from Marion’s perspective as a way to increase the intimidation factor Norman possesses. This type of angle allows the audience to feel the awkwardness steaming of Marion as the now larger than life Norman continues to talk about his

Our cardboard keyboard was used to model that of the one that Norman uses when Marion first checks into the hotel. In our version Marion also checks in under an alias in the guest book. During the intense conversation between Norman and Marion, the birds of prey can be seen displayed behind Norman Bates, the apex predator, as he makes his move on his next victim. The use of props allows for a realistic approach that allows the audience to view the similarities between the recreation and the masterpiece Alfred Hitchcock