This scene from PSYCHO is when we
get a first look into Norman Bates’ parlour. The room is very low lit, with
motivated lighting coming from a lamp causing many shadows giving the room a
dark and menacing feel. The room is made even creepier by the fact that there
are stuffed birds on the wall, which all seem to be ‘staring’ at Marion. This
just makes the scene seem scarier as the birds look surprisingly lifelike.
The
scene is set at night which adds to the darkness and connotes misery and
sadness, which just adds to the eerie atmosphere. The scene is uncomfortable
because of the setting and the furniture in the room, especially because the
room is fairly small which gives a feeling of entrapment. Low-key lighting is
created by a night time diegesis which just adds to the eerie atmosphere.
Hitchcock
has managed to create an eerie and uncomfortable atmosphere through the use of
mise-en-scene and cinematography in PSYCHO. The scene is a classic example of
Hitchcocks ‘style’ and fits the horror genre very well, which is important for
horror fans and also the importance of genre relates to ‘The Importance Of
Hollywood Genres’ as written by Thomas Schatz.
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