Andrea Rudy Mrs. Jackson ENG2D-001 14 December 2020 MLA formatting -Double spaced -Name, Teacher, Course, Date Film Conventions Create Fear in "Psycho" Rudy 1 8 Sample Analytical Essay Title of Essay, Centered 1 The film "Psycho" has many elements to it that makes it so horrific and these were all strategically used to frighten and entice the audience to watch the film. Hitchcock used film conventions such as camera angles, lighting and sound to further emphasize a mood and theme. 3 2 The camera angles in the film "Psycho" help to convey the mood and fear as Hitchcock allows the audience to feel the same feelings of those characters who are living them. Most of the film is framed 4 through mid shot, this allowing him to reveal both he facial expressions of the characters as well as the environment in which they are associated with. This gives the audience a clear view of the surrounding of the character and what actually caused their fear. When there was an intense scene, such as Marion 7 driving in her car, Hitchcock would use a close up to exaggerate the emotion of the character in the 5 stressful or fearful time. An example of this camera shot is when Marion is driving away from work with the stolen money and there is non-diegetic music and voice overs explaining what is occurring outside of the car. The more the audience understands what is going on, and the worse the situation becomes, the closer the camera moves by zooming into Marion's face showing the emotion of terror. 3 6 Hitchcock uses lighting in the film "Psycho" to convey the theme of good vs evil. The film, though being shot in black and white, is still shot in low lighting and this was done to indicate the theme of good 4 vs evil. This is because the idea of evil is often associated with darkness. An example of this in the movie is how Marion is shot in normal lighting when talking to Norman at the desk, however when the camera pans to Norman he is shot in significantly darker lighting. This difference emphasizes the difference between the two characters; good vs evil. 6 5 1. A general sentence that hooks the audience and connects to your topic 2. A thesis statement that clearly states the purpose of your essay. Be sure to list 3 main points. 3. Topic sentence – clearly states the topic of your paragraph (1st thing listed in thesis should be what first paragraph is about – camera angles) 4. Introduce your quote – what are you trying to show? 5. Cite – Provide a specific example to prove your idea above. 6. Explain how/why your example supports your idea. 7. Body of Essay is double spaced and each paragraph indented 8. Last name and page number are the header for each page. Structure of the Essay Introduction • Hook the reader • Thesis: Include 3 main points Body # 1 Body # 2 Topic sentence: Main Point #1 Example • Introduce idea • Cite (provide specific details from film) • Explain • • Topic sentence: Main Point #2 Example • Introduce idea • Cite (provide specific details from film) • Explain • • Body # 3 Conclusion • • • • Topic sentence: Main Point #3 Example • Introduce idea • Cite (provide specific details from film) • Explain Re-state thesis in a unique way Closing thought on importance or make a connection to the world or another text about your topic. 1. A general sentence that hooks the audience and connects to your topic 2. A thesis statement that clearly states the purpose of your essay. Be sure to list 3 main points. 3. Topic sentence – clearly states the topic of your paragraph (1st thing listed in thesis should be what first paragraph is about – camera angles) 4. Introduce your quote – what are you trying to show? 5. Examples – Provide a specific example to prove your idea above. 6. Explain how/why your example supports your idea. Structure of the Essay Introduction • Hook the reader • Thesis: Include 3 main points • Topic sentence: Main Point #1 • Provide 1 or 2 specific examples to support your idea • Explain • Topic sentence: Main Point #2 • Provide 1 or 2 specific examples to support your idea • Explain Body # 1 Body # 2 • Body # 3 Conclusion • • Topic sentence: Main Point #3 • Provide 1 or 2 specific examples to support your idea • Explain Re-state thesis in a unique way Closing thought on importance or make a connection to the world or another text about your topic.
