Inspiration from Alfred Hitchcock
"Master of suspense" or Alfred Hitchcock research and inspiration taken from one of his master pieces and mayor successes
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How will this inspire my piece and what ideas have I taken from Psycho when analysing the shower scene?
I had the idea of using a shower in my final piece or maybe the ambient sound of a shower being turned on, which I thought was really effective as it enhanced that sense of a relaxed mood, contrasted by the mise-en-scene such as the shadows and the lack of steps meaning a silent approach, creating a progressive tension and disequilibrium as the figure approaches her.
Although I am choosing to go with the psychological horror genre to start off with, I do want to take inspiration from the suspense genre which sometimes does overlap and link to horror and could make my piece even more successful by using some of the conventions major and mainstream suspense films use.
In terms of representation, I have also chosen to draw inspiration from this film; mainly how gender is portrayed in this scene. For example the use of female characters, portrayed as being in need of rescue when being vulnerable and stabbed. Norman exerts total power over Marion as he (in the form of Mother) stabs her to death in the infamous shower scene. Marion's total nakedness in this scene echoes her partial nudity in the opening scene of the film. Here, as well as in the bedroom scene, Marion's nudity emphasizes her femininity and symbolizes a return to her traditional submissive female role. However, in contrast to the implied consensual sex of the earlier scene, the shower scene can be understood as a symbolic rape, the ultimate and most brutal assertion of power. By violating Marion in the shower, at her most vulnerable moment, Norman establishes his dominance over her. From my first impression, I think it will be very effective to have a female protagonist and continue that stereotype of women being vulnerable, which is a typical convention of psychological horror genres as they tend to stick to gender roles and the dominant ideology society has.
I had the idea of using a shower in my final piece or maybe the ambient sound of a shower being turned on, which I thought was really effective as it enhanced that sense of a relaxed mood, contrasted by the mise-en-scene such as the shadows and the lack of steps meaning a silent approach, creating a progressive tension and disequilibrium as the figure approaches her.
Although I am choosing to go with the psychological horror genre to start off with, I do want to take inspiration from the suspense genre which sometimes does overlap and link to horror and could make my piece even more successful by using some of the conventions major and mainstream suspense films use.
In terms of representation, I have also chosen to draw inspiration from this film; mainly how gender is portrayed in this scene. For example the use of female characters, portrayed as being in need of rescue when being vulnerable and stabbed. Norman exerts total power over Marion as he (in the form of Mother) stabs her to death in the infamous shower scene. Marion's total nakedness in this scene echoes her partial nudity in the opening scene of the film. Here, as well as in the bedroom scene, Marion's nudity emphasizes her femininity and symbolizes a return to her traditional submissive female role. However, in contrast to the implied consensual sex of the earlier scene, the shower scene can be understood as a symbolic rape, the ultimate and most brutal assertion of power. By violating Marion in the shower, at her most vulnerable moment, Norman establishes his dominance over her. From my first impression, I think it will be very effective to have a female protagonist and continue that stereotype of women being vulnerable, which is a typical convention of psychological horror genres as they tend to stick to gender roles and the dominant ideology society has.
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