i know this blog is long winded but! here is some information...
i have uploaded a photo... if it hasn't worked then don't blame me i'm just following tutorials ;)
it's from the old psycho by the way! so it's not entirely the same! it shows the mysterious figure looming in the background.
This scene I have been studying in the last couple of lessons shows a variety of different techniques used with the camera. It shows a variety of close ups, focuses, reaction shots and others. The following paragraphs explain the different effects used in detail and explain how and why they are as affective as they are.
The first two shots of the scene are a view underneath the shower and also the camera slowly panning from the victim to a blurred image behind the curtain. The view underneath the shower head gives a sense to the audience viewing that they are waiting for something to happen, like you are there yourself almost. Also, this angle is a low angled shot, giving the affect that you are standing there. The panning of the camera in shot two gives the affect of suspicion and almost explains the story line. The shot shows that the camera is making the audience’s eyes get drawn towards the blurred figure in the background. This blurred image makes the viewers question ‘what is going to happen?’ creating a sense of mystery. The following shots explain what the disfigured image behind the curtain was. As the curtain is drawn back, it creates the thriller feel of the film. It makes the audience jump almost. It is a close up shot of the killer. Also, this image gives the height of suspension in which this clip quickly changes the mood from calm and building up, to pillow grabbing tension. At this point the camera is focused upon the knife as they have kept the identity of the killer hidden. Shadowing has also helped show the genre of the film and the importance of the character to the film. Constantly focusing on the knife has been set in the victims point of view as they are almost at eye level to the killer and slowly begin to look up at the knife. In the next shot, we have a better view of the knife, it is shown as the prime killer through shadowing and camera angles. The camera angle used (point of view, however tilted at a slight angle) shows that the knife is razor sharp. The close up on the victims face shows her feelings. The extreme close up on the mouth expresses that she is frightened. This has worked well because it makes the audience know how she is feeling. In the next shot it has an unusual shot on the knife the attacker is using to kill the victim with. This adds a certain mystery to the shot and also giving the camera shot from the victim’s point of view. Even though this shot is giving a sense of mystery to the scene it is also adding confusing and making the audience question why is the killer attacking the victim? Whilst this is happening, the psycho music plays in the background to create that thriller genre feel about the scene. The next couple of shots are showing what is happening to the victim in a more dramatic way. The first shot shows us how she has coward herself into a ball trying to get herself away from the killer. High angled shots show that the victim is weak and powerless against the killer. Music is still playing throughout this still, giving the tense atmosphere that comes with the thriller genre. There are now signs of blood coming into the scene in which gives the audience a clue that the victim is slowly becoming over powered and her life has been drawn away from her. This is also a high angled shot of her feet, mainly to show the blood running down the bath. In this shot it is very clear what is happening to the victim. The shot of the clouds helps define the time difference throughout this scene, even though the clouds are sped up it reflects on what is happening in the house. This is because the clouds resemble a storm as we see bolts of lightening strike. The clouds can also be a symbol of rage and anger. The hand on the wall is a just a close up. It is showing signs that the victim has now given up. Also, the colour red has come back into the scene showing the symbol of death which has been carried throughout the shower scene. An extreme close up of the pupil is showing how quickly it has diluted ad shows the symmetry to the thriller genre. Also the eye is giving the audience the idea that the victim has given up, that the eye also shows a sign of terror. The colour of the eye is not just white and black; it is also got a hint of red to symbolize the thriller genre and death again. The next scene shows the killer leaving. The camera has focused on the killer through the running water giving the audience an outline of who the killer maybe, however it gives an air of mystery and confusion. The extreme close up of the hand grabbing on to the curtain shows desperation to hold o to whatever life she has left in her. Also, it shows that the victim is in pain. The main theme colours are shown again here in this shot which shows that the victim has now finished trying to win the fight against the killer. As the victim grabs hold of the curtain she falls pulling down the curtain with her. This shows that she is weak. An extreme close up of the plug shows the blood draining away, this may symbolize that her life is being drained away from her and that there is nothing left for her to do. The plug mirrors the eye. The technique used with the camera is a spinning zoom in which it fades into the eye showing a motionless eye. This tells the audience that the victim is now dead and has no life left in her. The camera slowly zooms out of the eye whilst rotating to the woman’s face showing that she is no longer fighting for her life and it is now clear to the audience about what happened. When the camera eventually stops rotating, it is set as a close up so we can see what has happened to the victim. The news paper article shown in the second to last shot may give the audience an idea that the victim was following where the killer had struck before her own death. This is assumed because when you look at the article closely there are dots in certain parts of the city with lines joining them up. The camera technique in this shot is a medium/close up. However on the actual scene the camera is panning around the room. Lastly, the house is shown. This may have been shown in the killer’s point of view because of the angle that it is pointed at. Although this could also be a low angled shot showing the horror that has happened inside the house. Showing an image from outside the house after the scene symbolizes that nothing can now been done and that everything is now going back to being peaceful.
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