Psycho Hitchcock used the close up shot to reveal that Marion is blaming the audience for her tragic death

The Director also uses music in the shower scene after Marion was stabbed with a dagger. The pace of the music was slow to show the audience that Marion’s heartbeat is slowing and as a result she was going to die. Hitchcock used the low volume to calm the audience following the brutal attack. The tone falls as Marion slides down the wall because the Director wanted the atmosphere to be miserable.

Hitchcock uses music at the beginning of the shower scene. The instrument he used was a violin which had a high pitch and therefore it could be used to screech whilst Marion screams. The violin represents action in the film on the other hand the pace of the music represents the pace of stabbing by Norman.  

Hitchcock creates suspense by leaving the audience in the shower with Marion when Norman enters. The audience knows Norman has approached and wants to inform Marion that Norman is coming but are helpless. The curtain prevents the audience knowing the identity of the killer and therefore this frustrates the audience but still when the curtain goes back Hitchcock still does not reveal the killer provided that he gives the murderer a female identity to confirm suspicions.      

Hitchcock creates suspense by not revealing the killer. The audience can see through the curtain that it is a female image and this is what Hitchcock wanted as well as to confuse the audience. The audience are disappointed since Hitchcock does not tell them who the killer is and thus he used a close up to ensure female is believed by the audience.      

My favourite effect of the film was camera shots used when Marion was stabbed by the killer. Hitchcock used fast pace of shots when Norman was stabbing Marion. The sound when Marion was getting stabbed frightened and disgusted me. He created

suspense through out the film by not revealing the killer until the end. The violence used was atrocious. No-one ever had done this before and I believe he had done tremendous.

Hitchcock wanted to frighten and confuse the audience and this is what he was trying to achieve and he succeeded. The stabbing of Marion shocked me and the way he changed the camera shots impressed me because it really got me into the film and terrified me. I believe that Hitchcock’s favourite effect was the music. This is because he could change the atmosphere by the use of music and this is what he’d prefer to have the real affect to the audience.