Psycho Flashcards
What does the owl frame represent?
Represents the idea that someone is always watching, represents the dead; volcanism. eats like a bird; foreshadowing of her killed. Medium et res, psycho watches like a bird into love making.
What does the name Phoenix of the time represent?
A bird
What can the shadows represent to the film?
Creates a more menacing viewing, and creates more darkness, interesting as its black and white film and focuses on the light more
why might Norman be named as the predator and Marion as the prey?
He wants to target his kill, leads her into the parlour
What could the low key lighting of normans represent?
Low- key lighting is often used to represent signal and danger in contrast to marions where it was a warm glow.
Why does Hitchcock thing visual viewings of the science are better than dialogue?
Easier to create suspense. Juxtapositions have their own language and emotion
what does the start scence of Marion in a medium shot represent?
Medium shot represents marions vulnerability, the audience has power
What does normans bisected shadow face represent?
represents his split personality
What does normans eye peeping through the eye hole represent?
Highly voyeuristic- noting down his prey trying to get his pray
What might the imagination of Marion represent in the car?
Might represent marions perspective to the audience
Then Hitchcock transfers to a point of view shot from the windshield to try and help engage marions point of view through imagination
What does the police officer in the film represent?
May represent the feeling of someone watching her again
Why might Hitchcock use a lot of close ups?
To capture characters facial expressions and lighting prpectibes
Why might Hitchcock use point of view shots?
To help engage with the audience more with violins to insinuate she is leaving the city
What might the crack in the window when the pan enters the room of love making represent?
Might represent the phoenix and owl- representing the dead/ similar to when Norman bates looked into the room- may represent the psucjo knew she was coming and her plan. Infact the psycho could even be the person listening to marions thoughts in the var. Used by pan
What might sexual voyeurs mean in psycho?
Norman is stroking the owl with his right hand and his crotch at the same time- often representing violence.
