Psycho Image Analysis 2

This long shot is a low angle expressionist shot on the motel and the eerie house in the background. The house conforms to the usual horror convention of creepy locations. It utilises low key lighting which adds to the uncomforting feel of the location. The shot uses pathetic fallacy with the rain as it connotes unhappiness and misery. It foreshadows Marion’s murder in the motel. Marion is in the shot but because it’s more focused on the locations, she is not very noticeable. This suggests the lack of power she has in relation to the strength and power of Norman and his psychological state. This scene is a slow montage; the shot lasts a long time. This is part of Hitchcock’s auteur style as he does this to build tension before the very quick montage of the shower scene. Hitchcock loved soviet montage films and used the heavy reliance on montage from those in his own work.