Psycho: Case Study

Convention	Effectiveness
1. Diegetic Sound	Shower scene: water trickling, Marion screaming, Car scene: raining, wind screen wipers, car engine, car door being open and shut Dialogue Telephone scene: number dialling and dialogue
2. Non Diegetic Sound	Slow music: creates miserable atmosphere Fast music: creates suspense
3. Mise En Scene (Setting, location, lighting and costume)	Office scene: located at office, bright room filled with a few people also with desk’s full of accessories Car scene: lots of cars in the background Bates Motel: dark setting, Shower room: bright light, Telephone scene: dark setting, in red phone booth, creates suspense as detective is wearing professional uniform, e.g. hat and coat
4. Cinematography (Camera angle, camera shots)	Extreme close up: plug hole in shower scene, suggesting soul being taken away Panning shot: this shot is shown at the start of the movie showing the city Tracking shot: Marion walking to the toilet Medium long shot: Lila and Sam walking around the Motel
5. Editing (Special effects)	Dissolving effects: end of shower scene, highlighting consciousness Cut effects: in shower, showing different parts of Marion’s body Fast paced editing: in shower scene, to show tension Action Match: Marion screaming while getting stabbed, zoom in on mouth, suggesting
6. Narrative	Marion steals money because her boyfriend is in debt problem. Marion flees and stays in the Bate Motel. She then is murdered and her sister and boyfriend are investigating her murder.
7. Characters	Norman Bates: man who operates the Bates Motel Marion Crane: woman who steals cash, later is murdered Detective Milton: private investigator Sam Loomis: Marion’s boyfriend Lila Crane: Marion’s sister
8. Genre	Horror, thriller, murder, romance, revenge, crime, suspense and mystery
9. Target Audience	Teenagers and adults