Psycho Mis En Scene Neil 02/09/2018

Psycho Mis en Scene

In the scene. We see the two main characters of the Psycho film (Norman Bates and Marion Crane) talking whilst Marion eats food that Norman brought to her.

Both characters are wearing old fashioned cloths, due to the film being released in the 60’s

In the background we can see a couple stuffed birds, a tall candle, and a couple of pictures on the wall.

We can also see that Marion is eating some food that Norman has provided for her, we can see there is a couple slices of bread looking food on the bottom screen that is next to a jug.

There are also a couple of books on the table/desk that we can see so Norman probably likes to read in his spare time as well as stuff birds.

Norman isn’t eating in this scene, and whilst she is eating Norman describes Marion as eating like a bird. This isn’t a knowing conversation to Marion so she doesn’t really talk much. It would seem that Marion is curious to how Norman think, and due to the way Norman’s mother speaks to him, she seems to have some sympathy towards Norman.

When looking around the room, you can see that all the birds are staring at Marion the same way that Norman is, suggesting that Norman is watching Marion as a prey style. Suggesting that he will never keep his eyes off her until he catches his prey.

When the two are talking you can see that the camera angle for Norman are mostly low angles tilted up, suggesting a more dominance about the character, whereas for Marion they are more eye level shots, making her an equal to the audience.