Watch the movie Psycho.” It is available at the Swank video database.
Watch the movie and answer the following questions. When you watch, keep track of the time stamp, which is when something in the movie happened.
No time stamps is a -25 out of 50 total possible points.
1. This film can be considered a horror film. What are three story elements – and three visual elements (think shots and editing) that make it like a horror movie.
2. The villain in Psycho is not a monster, but a monstrous person. In what visual ways or with what sound cues (name at least three) does Hitchcock show him to be the villain, even though it’s not revealed until the end.
3. As an auteur, Hitchcock’s voice usually is characterized by the following: Try to find an example of each. If it’s a specific moment or shot or scene, then time stamp it.
He almost only makes psychological thrillers
He almost always has a blonde woman in a lead role and she often is a femme fatale like character
He makes cameos (shows up briefly) in all his movies
His frequent collaborator is composer Bernard Hermann
He likes overhead shots a key moments or after something bad has happened
He likes a wildly rhythmic/metric montage in a key action scene
He likes guilty people acting innocent
He almost always has undertones about sex in his movies
He is obsessed with voyeurism (spying on people)
A signature shot of his is a quick track/zoom
He likes odd angles and other lighting and sound meant to confuse or be disorienting
4. Watch the following video and comment on the items included in it – with time stamps – that you think are the most relevant to you and why.
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