1. Micro Analysis- Psycho (Alfred Hitchcock, USA, 1960) Shower
... a secret, and no one must know. Norman listens through the walls, as he does this, the stuffed birds on the wall cast shadow over his already dark face. Hitchcock used an over the shoulder shot to show Norman removing a picture (of a lady wrapped in sheets being dragged away by a man) from the wall , it's almost like we (the audience) are standing behind him, waiting for our turn ... she dresses. A close up of Norman's eye as he peeps through the hole reveals more about his evil side as he watches her dress. The camera shows a static mid-shot as he replaces the picture, his face still i...
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