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Psycho (1960) shower scene.  Sound techniques Before the woman gets into the shower there is diegetic sounds, such as her footsteps and the shower curtain, but it’s quite peaceful, however this creates an on edge atmosphere, then the peace fades and there is a use of non-diegetic music that slowly builds up to eerie slow pace music which benefits the film as it builds up the climax, creating an edgy and uneasy feeling for the viewers. After the music stops and there is parallel sounding, the shower turns on and we can here the shower, it Is in sync to the image also. This shifts the eerie atmosphere to a more relaxed one and breaks down the climax. As soon as the curtain is pulled, there is high pitched non diegetic music, played once again, this time much louder and faster. This is to help create a shocked fearful impact on the viewers. The music is sharp, which crates fear as sharp things make people uneasy, studies have shown, so having the sharp and creepy music helps ...

Practice mise en scene analysis :psycho (1960) The costumes used for this part of the film represents, around the 60’s era. The make up on the woman, was a typical make up look around those times, eyeliner was on every woman around that time.  Her hairstyle was a kind of common hairstyle around those times also. With doing this its allowing the audience to know the era it was set. Props used were everything you’d find in a normal house, maybe an elders home, their old lamps etc. the office had stuffed animals in the room, which helps set the eerie opinion upon Norman and set the thriller theme. Even with the stuffed creatures in the room, it still looked like he felt at home, like a comfort feeling. It had homely objects in, which help set the scene of a normal home. The setting was a typical homing environment around those times (bar the stuffed animals). The floral wallpaper in what I think was the motel room, was very common, it helps the audience understand and...