2. Props
They have used stuffed animals and picture frames and old
furniture to help set the scene as an old movie. The props
help endure the dawning of the scene as it fits with the male
character who seems to be a little loopy and not there.
3. Costume
The costumes he director has used are old fashioned and very
sophisticated because the male main character is wearing a suit but
we don’t actually know what colour it is because the whole scene is
in black and white. The main female character is wearing a high
waist skirt which goes down just below her knees indicating
innocence but again we as an audience don’t know what the
colour of her clothes are because the whole clip s set in black and
white, this could create mystery and cause a brainteaser for the
audience.
4. Lighting
In the clip of Psycho they have wisely use lighting to make major effects
because although it is in black and white they have lightened certain
parts to enhance the mood then drastically darkened it to make the
audience feel uneasy and unsure of what’s going to happen next in the
clip. They have used black and white to create curiosity and wonder as
the audience don’t know what colour anything is all they can really
judge is the characters themselves. The lighting tends to be rather bright
on the lady’s face enhancing that she isn’t a character to worry about
however the male character tends to have a dark light on him implying
he has something that the audience don’t know about yet.
5. Setting
The way it is set is significant because it is set in a motel but seems
the clip is just set at night time which causes questioning from the
audience. When the camera zooms out and captures the full
motel it is pitch black indicating it is a dark and scary place to be
except from 1 window which was lit up. The way they have laid out
the furniture in the males room shows that he is a neat and tidy
character s there isn’t one bit of mess in the room he is in.
However, this is contradicted because the way he describes his
mum is in a messy way which contrasts.
