Shower Scene Psycho

The film shocked audiences with its infamous 45 second shower scene a heart stopping.

Shower scene psycho. Hitchcock had not intended to use anthony perkins in the shower scene and the actor was in new york during the filming. In fact it was revolutionary. That s all it took for alfred hitchcock to make cinematic history with psycho s infamous shower scene in which on the run office worker marion crane janet leigh is stabbed to.

Due to the bright studio lights keeping mother s face in shadow proved difficult. This is a direct lift from the original. Shower scene is the phrase used to describe the scene in psycho 1960 when marion crane is murdered.

Who wrote this and what was the purpose of music in this scene. Alfred hitchcock the fabled master of suspense called psycho a prank. Stuntwoman margo epper a 24 year old actress and body double with a stocky physique played the role of mother throughout the shower scene.

The shower scene in psycho 1960 consists of 78 camera setups and 52 cuts hence the documentary s title. The secrets of psycho s shower scene how i uncovered the shocking truth about hitchcock s best known moment and why it still matters 50 years on.