2 Film Extracts! =D

PSYCHO (1960)...

The introduction to this scene includes a close up of the woman connoting her fear or anxiousness in this situation. The point of view shots also have an effective use as it encouages the audience to become a part this scenario. The constant cuts from the woman to the point of view shots towards the road and into the mirror focusing on the car behind, creates a tense atmosphere as it shows the situation as if it was in the audience's perspective which therefore has a dramatic effect. Along with the shots the non-diagetc sound of fast pace instruments create an enigma as its making the shots within the scene appear faster, as the music is quite fast pace. The sound is fairly loud aswell which allows the audience to become aware of the circumstances and that something negative is about to happen or perhaps will happen for certain. The constant close-up along side the low key lighting display how the woman plays a character who is possibly scared and very eager to escape. The fact that the inside of the car is kept under low key lighting, however the lighting on the woman's face and also outside on the roads are quite high key make it very clear to the audience that they should be focusing on the woman, and the constant cuts from the woman to the car make the audience focus on the car aswell, causing them to be tense as they wonder what is making her feel in that particular way. This creates an engima, as it leaves the audience in constant suspense as at this point the situation is very mysterious along with the sound. The high angles of the car also make the car seem high in importance which connotes that perhaps the woman has a very effective and important role in this film , especially when the references to the car behind are quite low angle makinig it appear small, which makes the woman seem much more superior, maybe enhancing a negative role in which she plays the 'femme fatale'. Again these clues create an enigma and leaves the audience in suspense.