Psyco (Shower Scene) - Mrs Friscenda

How is editing used to exaggerate the thriller conventions?

Editing in this scene is used mainly fast and smooth. The shot used to make this type of editing effective was the cut. The cut shot is conventional to the thriller genre and in this scene as its fast a quickly shows you the surrounding of the bathroom. The cut shot was used many time leading up to the murder this was to show the audience the familiar place/setting of where she is. This will make the audience aware. Also the audience could lose concentration of what is happening in the bathroom from the constant cust being used which could also be a thriller convention as it will be easier to build up suspense and to scare the viewer.

Throughout the murder in the shower the cut shots are fast and every time the cut is used the beat from the music overlay is heard. The cuts was used in this way to quickly show you what is happening and the music beat is to show a stab. The sound and the cuts used are to build up instant suspense to the audience and shock them. 

When the women in the shower dies the editing pace becomes a lot slower. Slowing the shots down to show that someone has died will bring emotion to the audience and will show an identity of the person and that they are really dead. This will make the audience feel sorry for the character who will be the protagonist as he/she has died. 

Later there is a long paced shot which is led into a fayde, this fayde shot is a key convention to the thriller in this scene as it shows the drain of where the woman's blood is flowing into then the fayde leads into the woman's eye. This edit piece is conventional as it shows the identity of the protagonist and her death which will create sad emotions for the audience. 

Mostly throughout the scene there are quick cuts which allows the audience to see around the setting and identify the protagonist. There was also quick cuts to the antagonist who is in low key lighting which will hide the identity, this will also bring suspense as each shot on the antagonist as you can't see who he/she is which will keep the audience thinking and on the edge.

Target Audience (BBFC) - Mrs Frisenda

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