Eng 225 Week 3 Discussion 1

Considering the differences in a film shot in 2960 to one shot in 2001, the earlier movie had less technology. There were more camera angles in the movie. In The Shower- Psycho (5/12) Movie CLIP (1960) HD, classical editing style is used in making sure the shot is covered from numerous angles (Goodykoontz, & Jacobs, 2011a, Sec. 5.4; para. 7). You can tell where there was editing and two different shots were put together. The movie relied heavily on sound effects and camera angles. This scene follows the continuity editing style and of that established shots, as described by Goodykoonts and Jacobs (2011), “an established shot is a shot in a scene that sets up, or establishes, where a scene is taking place and who is in it, usually done in a longshot, possibly with some camera moves” (Sec. 5.4; para. 7). Hitchcock uses extreme clos-up shots with medium shots; he describes his technique as “transferring the menace from the screen into the mind of the audience” (Schickel, 2001, p. 293). A direct cut by the editor was used between shots. For example, it shows Marion in the show, then cuts to a shot of just the faucet flowing. The continuity of editing and the quick transitions between scenes causes suspense in the viewer. This method worked for the movie, especially because the viewer never saw the knife enter the skin, only blood flowing down the drain. Movies now are more graphic, and that is what people expect. There is so much more technology and special effects when it comes to a horror film.

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