Through Close Examination of the Shower Scene in Psycho Explore Hitchcock’s Effective use of Film Language and how he Creates Tension
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Ben Palmer 10s Through Close Examination of the Shower Scene in Psycho Explore Hitchcock's Effective use of Film Language and how he Creates Tension Hitchcock brought us such classics as 'The Birds' and 'Shadow of a Doubt'. He used a new innovative style of directing never before seen, and 'Psycho' really shows this, using Fetishitic Scopophilia, amazing scenes of montage editing, and is one of the most main stream films to have killed off the main character (Janet Leigh) - in some ways, a film revolution. 'Psycho' was shot in 1960 with the likes of Anthony Perkins, Janet Leigh and other great actors in the amazing 'all star' cast that all added to make this film a great success. I am going to study all aspects of the lighting, sound, editing, and mise-en-scene to find out just what exactly Hitchcock does to the film language in the 'Shower Scene' to create...

