Psycho

Psycho Cinematography and Mise –en –scene Analysis

In the first scene we see that Norman is surrounded by birds of prey. From this it tell the audience that he is represented as the hunter and also gives the character a sense of danger. The audience can also tell this by the way that the bird is position behind him we see that Normans head is the place of the brides. This   gives the impression that he looks like the bird and also he is surrounded by death that tells the audience about his murderous side of him.

In the second shot we see that Norman is constantly shadowed in darkness. This gives of the sense of his split personality and that tells the audience about his darker side. We also see that Marian’s character always has a light behind her which shows the audience of her innocence. The camera is position close to Marian and further away from Norman this is done so that the audience can empathies with her when she is killed. We also see in this scene that he also refers to her as bird which also tell us about his fascinations with birds  

In this scene we see that Marian's character is pushed to one side of the screen. This is to show that she is seen as small and compacted into one space as well a nervous and weary of Norman. We also see in this scene that Marian is surrounded by small bird thus tells the audience that she is portrayed as the prey. We also see that she is in the light this tells us that when she is in the light she is safe.

In the next scene we see that Norman has become much more relaxed in her presence. The audience can tell this by the way his body language. In the first scene we see that Norman is seen as shy and nervous around her we can tell this because of the way he is sitting hunched together. While in this scene he is less hunched together. The audience can also learn that this is the first time he has been in the presence of an woman since his mother.