Blog #3 - Relationships Between Shots
Ending of Psycho
The scene begins with a low angle
of the police officer from the side. WE then follow the police officer down the
hallway to a door. The camera stops on the side of that door before we see what’s
in there, even though the officer went in. The officer outside of the door
makes an unimpressed facial expression as we year “Thank you” come from inside
the room. The officer walks back out and we don’t enter the room with him. The
scene cuts to inside of the room and the focus is on the man in it. The camera
zooms in from a wide shot to a medium close-up of the man. There is a narration
going on and it is perfectly timed with the facial expressions of the man in
the room. There is also a smooth cut to a point of view shot from the man and
he is looking at his hand with a fly crawling on it. It then cuts back to the
mans face and he is menacingly staring directly into the camera which makes the
audience feel as if the message is being directed to them. This is an example
of a direct address shot. There is then a crossfade from the man’s face to a
car being pulled out of a swamp. The chain that is pulling the car out is on
the top right of the camera and it gives the audience an illusion as if they
are pulling it out. During the crossfade, it almost looks like the chain is
going through the man’s body and that gives this scene a much deeper meaning.
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