Psycho was the first Hitchcock film to move over to horror from suspense in that people were seen being killed and blood viewed. What made it was the music. It heightened suspense greatly. It added ultra urgency. She needed to get away and was seeing people all around who could see what she was up to - she was anxious. The music was minimalistic with only violas and violins. Nothing happens in the film for the first 20 minutes yet the audience are on the edge of their seats. Hitchcock originally wanted the shower scene to be silent. That would have worked for sure the scene is so well cut and directed. But it became magnificent adding the music of screaming violins. The Music is based on a 1936 piece by Hungarian composer Bella Bartok, "Music For Strings, Percussion and Celesta".
@@mrteaparty6090 For that type of film there is little to dislike. What I thought was a mistake was filming it in black and white. Colour would have been an improvement, not a dislike. A digression and factoid. The strings in _The Beatles_ Eleanor Rigby was based on this score by Herrmann. None of _The Beatles_ played instruments in this recording. Eleanor Rigby was written with input form a number of the _The Beatles._ The name Rigby was taken from a shop name in Bristol. Ironically, the church of St.Peter's in Woolton, Liverpool was where Paul McCartney first met John Lennon. Unbeknown to Paul McCartney, there is a grave for an Eleanor Rigby, who lived a similar life to the lady in the song.
God, I love Psycho. Hearing how that scene was constructed and shot just makes me appreciate it more. And since were talking about Psycho, why not talk about the opening scene from Halloween?? Or how about the transformation scene from An American Werewolf in London next??
Yeah but the scene works thanks to the sound of the stab wounds. When you hear those sounds you understand that the knife enters the flesh, even if you don't see it. And it works.
One of my favorite iconic scenes is E.T. and Elliot flying across the moon. So much awe and grace in that one shot. Definetly a highlight from my childhood I'll never forget.
But think about how tension began even when camera showing sunglasses of police officer. Hitchcock was brilliant and his followers were always way and way behind him.
Some time between '99 and 2001 I found a neat website that took apart all the cuts from the shower scene and let you recut the scene any way you wanted. My mom heard the scary music playing and asked what I was doing. When I told her about it enthusiastically, she looked at me grimly and said "That's sick. That is so sick and twisted. Close that right now." While I was seeing it in the context of playing around with a movie scene, she was seeing it as getting a thrill out of watching someone die the way I wanted to see it done...Or something, I really wish I'd saved the link or something.
I remember that! You were able to make it a little less violent, or go full Rob Zombie and make her get stabbed 47 times. It was a lot of fun to play around with.
I really want to thank you guys for explaining the art of this scene. Psycho is one of my favorite horror movies. It is just amazing on how Hitchcock created this scene with the editing and the stunts that he was trying to present on the big screen. It's so good!
texas chainsaw massacre revels in the gore? watch it again. there's almost none of that in there. it's about the fear of the other. of people you don't know and can't understand/
+Bailey Holden they meant those movies focused on the gory aspects of the Ed Gine case, the skinning and wearing of the victims, while Psycho focused much more on the social aspects of hiding his killing urges. Leatherface was retarded and exploited by his family. Buffalo Bill was was an antisocial fake who only interacted with others to kill. Norman Bates though was a legitimate person trying to be normal but with deep psychological issues that would over come him, due to splits in personality. And was much more closely related to Gine then most of the other movies were, which instead their killing was mostly what defined their characters. BB borrowed a little bit from Gine but was also mostly Ted Bundy.
in a time in which nocking on a stranger's door for help and hitchhiking was as normal as breathing, showing what could happen made the Texas chainsaw massacre frightening, not gore.
+MirumExMachina Even sadder is the surprise factor. When i saw it, the shower scene wasn't that scary for me, but because it's something it had been parodied a lot of times! But later on, when the detective is walking up the stairs and Norman kills him, that's when i had a really jump scare! If it wasn't for it's own popularity, this movie would be just as perfect for the future generations to come.
+MirumExMachina It was actually remade in 1998 starring Vince Vaughn as Norman Bates. However while it was a little bit bloodier, it was still almost identical. And by bloodier I mean it actually put some blood splatter on the wall (not much mind you) and actually showed the knife wounds. But I mean they were trying to stay as close to the original movie as possible throughout. Especially for the most iconic scene.
Kate Speaks No i'm saying that if Psycho was never made in the first place, but made now It would have been a naked woman being stabbed in the shower with a fountain of blood, no suspense no mystery, nothing left to the imagination... Its a shame
+MirumExMachina Hitchcock had no rivals in all his life. None. He was a one off. He specialised in one type of film - suspense - and was the ultimate master. Not bad for a kid born over his Dad's fruit and veg shop in East London.
+Strange Bomb (StrangeBomb) The detective falling backwards down the stairs. The camera follows him, it is not a zoom. Zoom lenses were just coming out in those days and were super-expensive. The background changes in relation to the man. A dolly shot on the stairs.
I think it's particularly interesting how extreme this scene continues to be, despite years of graphic torture porn. I can barely imagine being taken by surprise with such an overload of screen violence back in the day, when nobody dared to do something like this.
the shower scene is so well done for 1960 I can watch it over and over and its so perfect how many cuts there are and then the close up and zoom out of her eyeball
i would like to add that my Cinema class uses your videos to illustrate some key points in movies we are studying, for example the shower scene to Psycho. i was excited to see this and knew being subscribed to you for sometime, that my time to shine had arrived. you prepared me well for this class and i'm glad professors see the value in what you make here.
Can you do “Art of the scene” for: -Tank chase in Indiana Jones the last crusade -Train fight or stopping the train in Spiderman 2 -Shootout in Heat -Foot chase in Baulieue 13 -Coin toss in No country for old men -First Russian roulette scene in The deer hunter
Hitch was really serious about not spoiling the ending. He didn't just buy the book rights, he went on a cross-country tour (or, had his people do it for him, I'm sure) and bought up every copy of the book he could find. It was a trash pulp novel, so that meant going into drug stores and bus stops, it wasn't as easy as calling up Barns and Noble and asking if they had copies and which branches had them. BTW, I learned this story in writing school, bc honestly, all authors would LOVE for this to happen.
Bladerunner skyline scenes. The effects used to portray the city are phenomenal. No CGI, all practical effects. Multiple exposures of the same filmstrip, layering the different effects on top of each other. Brilliant.
Alfred Hitchcock's classic movie "PSYCHO" 1960. The famous and often parodied Shower scene was shot on the 17th to the 23rd of December 1959. Containing as it does the most iconic corpse stare in cinema history.
The Ripley/Alien Queen fight sequence, starting from getting out of the ship and Bishop getting FUCKED UP and ending when Ripley climbs out of the airlock.
Have you guys done the Chrissy Watkins death scene in Jaws? That scene scared the crap out of me as a kid. Another cool one was the car chase scene in The French Connection.
When you watch the scene in context, it’s actually pretty artistic. Marion was ready to go back to Phoenix and repent for stealing the money. Her taking a shower was her way of starting anew and washing herself of any misdeeds. A baptism, essentially. But despite her good intentions, death can arrive unexpectedly. The blood flows but vanishes as it circles the drain. Evil departs, the world goes on, but the shower keeps running. Artistic.
Always wondered how the water never got on the camera when filming straight at the showerhead. For a long time I thought the pressure was enough... but there is really not a lot of water pressure coming out.
I had also heard that the director, in order to get an even better scream, rehearsed with warm water, but during filming surprised Janet with cold water? True?
Wikipedia says: "A popular myth emerged that, in order for Leigh's scream in the shower to sound realistic, ice-cold water was used. Leigh denied this on numerous occasions, saying the crew was very accommodating, supplying hot water throughout the week-long shoot."
What the hell? Texas chainsaw massacre does NOT in any way shape or form revel in the gore. That's one of the things that makes it a masterpiece Great video, still.
Did you know in the shower scene there is a shot of the girl being stabbed. It's very brief but you see her being stabbed in the stomach. You also see a little bit of nudity for a split second so… yeah
Psycho was the first Hitchcock film to move over to horror from suspense in that people were seen being killed and blood viewed. What made it was the music. It heightened suspense greatly. It added ultra urgency. She needed to get away and was seeing people all around who could see what she was up to - she was anxious.
The music was minimalistic with only violas and violins. Nothing happens in the film for the first 20 minutes yet the audience are on the edge of their seats. Hitchcock originally wanted the shower scene to be silent. That would have worked for sure the scene is so well cut and directed. But it became magnificent adding the music of screaming violins. The Music is based on a 1936 piece by Hungarian composer Bella Bartok, "Music For Strings, Percussion and Celesta".
There are also cellos and double basses in the film score composed by Bernard Herrmann.
What did you like or dislike about the film?
@@mrteaparty6090
For that type of film there is little to dislike. What I thought was a mistake was filming it in black and white. Colour would have been an improvement, not a dislike.
A digression and factoid. The strings in _The Beatles_ Eleanor Rigby was based on this score by Herrmann. None of _The Beatles_ played instruments in this recording. Eleanor Rigby was written with input form a number of the _The Beatles._ The name Rigby was taken from a shop name in Bristol. Ironically, the church of St.Peter's in Woolton, Liverpool was where Paul McCartney first met John Lennon. Unbeknown to Paul McCartney, there is a grave for an Eleanor Rigby, who lived a similar life to the lady in the song.
God, I love Psycho. Hearing how that scene was constructed and shot just makes me appreciate it more.
And since were talking about Psycho, why not talk about the opening scene from Halloween?? Or how about the transformation scene from An American Werewolf in London next??
From what I remember studying this scene in a college class, you never see the knife blade hit her skin.
Yeah but the scene works thanks to the sound of the stab wounds. When you hear those sounds you understand that the knife enters the flesh, even if you don't see it. And it works.
@@accountgg9678 Yah it's genius the film literally cuts on each cut (stab) with the sound. Puts the idea in your mind more than anything
@@accountgg9678 It proves that what you don't see (such as the knife piercing through her skin) is much more terrifying.
@@thanujadamithangani7265 Spielberg understood this and used it in Jaws.
you do actually, but it's very very short
One of my favorite iconic scenes is E.T. and Elliot flying across the moon. So much awe and grace in that one shot. Definetly a highlight from my childhood I'll never forget.
But think about how tension began even when camera showing sunglasses of police officer. Hitchcock was brilliant and his followers were always way and way behind him.
I'll just suggest The Prom Scene from Carrie.
I saw a Hitchcock documentary a zillion years ago and found out how this was done. It's a pleasure to see you guys revisit it.
Some time between '99 and 2001 I found a neat website that took apart all the cuts from the shower scene and let you recut the scene any way you wanted. My mom heard the scary music playing and asked what I was doing. When I told her about it enthusiastically, she looked at me grimly and said "That's sick. That is so sick and twisted. Close that right now." While I was seeing it in the context of playing around with a movie scene, she was seeing it as getting a thrill out of watching someone die the way I wanted to see it done...Or something, I really wish I'd saved the link or something.
+AmyD That's really interesing.
But unfortunately, even if you had the link, it would probably be dead by now.
+AmyD Your mother was right.
I remember that! You were able to make it a little less violent, or go full Rob Zombie and make her get stabbed 47 times. It was a lot of fun to play around with.
I really want to thank you guys for explaining the art of this scene. Psycho is one of my favorite horror movies. It is just amazing on how Hitchcock created this scene with the editing and the stunts that he was trying to present on the big screen. It's so good!
The Art of the Scene is literally my favorite channel on youtube. Please never stop!
texas chainsaw massacre revels in the gore? watch it again. there's almost none of that in there. it's about the fear of the other. of people you don't know and can't understand/
+Bailey Holden they meant those movies focused on the gory aspects of the Ed Gine case, the skinning and wearing of the victims, while Psycho focused much more on the social aspects of hiding his killing urges.
Leatherface was retarded and exploited by his family.
Buffalo Bill was was an antisocial fake who only interacted with others to kill.
Norman Bates though was a legitimate person trying to be normal but with deep psychological issues that would over come him, due to splits in personality. And was much more closely related to Gine then most of the other movies were, which instead their killing was mostly what defined their characters.
BB borrowed a little bit from Gine but was also mostly Ted Bundy.
in a time in which nocking on a stranger's door for help and hitchhiking was as normal as breathing, showing what could happen made the Texas chainsaw massacre frightening, not gore.
You know what's really sad? If this was made in now it WOULD be just a nude woman being stabbed a few times... Makes you think
+MirumExMachina Even sadder is the surprise factor. When i saw it, the shower scene wasn't that scary for me, but because it's something it had been parodied a lot of times! But later on, when the detective is walking up the stairs and Norman kills him, that's when i had a really jump scare! If it wasn't for it's own popularity, this movie would be just as perfect for the future generations to come.
+MirumExMachina It was actually remade in 1998 starring Vince Vaughn as Norman Bates. However while it was a little bit bloodier, it was still almost identical. And by bloodier I mean it actually put some blood splatter on the wall (not much mind you) and actually showed the knife wounds. But I mean they were trying to stay as close to the original movie as possible throughout. Especially for the most iconic scene.
Kate Speaks No i'm saying that if Psycho was never made in the first place, but made now It would have been a naked woman being stabbed in the shower with a fountain of blood, no suspense no mystery, nothing left to the imagination... Its a shame
+MirumExMachina Hitchcock had no rivals in all his life. None. He was a one off. He specialised in one type of film - suspense - and was the ultimate master. Not bad for a kid born over his Dad's fruit and veg shop in East London.
+Strange Bomb (StrangeBomb)
The detective falling backwards down the stairs. The camera follows him, it is not a zoom. Zoom lenses were just coming out in those days and were super-expensive. The background changes in relation to the man. A dolly shot on the stairs.
The Ghost Twins from The Shining
They were actually twins, you know.
Ultradalek7 lol
I'm amazed that he footed the bill to make Psycho. That would never happen today.
Mel Gibson footed the bill for The Passion of the Christ Bec Hollywood was against it. So it happens
I think it's particularly interesting how extreme this scene continues to be, despite years of graphic torture porn. I can barely imagine being taken by surprise with such an overload of screen violence back in the day, when nobody dared to do something like this.
Please do more film school'd and art of the scene videos! As a film enthusiast, these videos teach so much and i wish to learn more!
Old Boy fight sequence
These videos are very well put together, you guys need a tv show
the shower scene is so well done for 1960 I can watch it over and over and its so perfect how many cuts there are and then the close up and zoom out of her eyeball
you guys have some of the best youtube series!
Been binge watching these Art Of The Scene videos, they’re so well done, I wish they were longer
great vid, Truly. i really love Hitchcock.
awesome video man! the Marli Renfro-Maira Davis story gave me so many chills...
Please do more of these! I love them!
i would like to add that my Cinema class uses your videos to illustrate some key points in movies we are studying, for example the shower scene to Psycho. i was excited to see this and knew being subscribed to you for sometime, that my time to shine had arrived. you prepared me well for this class and i'm glad professors see the value in what you make here.
Can you do “Art of the scene” for:
-Tank chase in Indiana Jones the last crusade
-Train fight or stopping the train in Spiderman 2
-Shootout in Heat
-Foot chase in Baulieue 13
-Coin toss in No country for old men
-First Russian roulette scene in The deer hunter
Hitch was really serious about not spoiling the ending. He didn't just buy the book rights, he went on a cross-country tour (or, had his people do it for him, I'm sure) and bought up every copy of the book he could find. It was a trash pulp novel, so that meant going into drug stores and bus stops, it wasn't as easy as calling up Barns and Noble and asking if they had copies and which branches had them. BTW, I learned this story in writing school, bc honestly, all authors would LOVE for this to happen.
I absolutely love these "Art of the Scene" videos!! keep em coming! !:D
your Art of the Scene episodes are completely brilliant. Please make more!
No mention about Bernard Herrmann soundtrack on shower scene?
Bladerunner skyline scenes. The effects used to portray the city are phenomenal. No CGI, all practical effects. Multiple exposures of the same filmstrip, layering the different effects on top of each other. Brilliant.
Do the raptors in the kitchen scene from Jurassic Park. Best scene in the whole movie! Or the midget look alike in the tiny cage from Jaws.
So much influence on cinema and horror movies
TTThis movie is noooow aavailable to watch here => twitter.com/3bee47a9cb8345553/status/795841618272104448 Psyyycho Shower Scenee Art of The Sceneee
Kingsman church scene my fav
You should do that scene in the shining when all the blood pours out the elevator.
Probably miniatures
logan guzzie Definitely, actually.
+lurch321 never think'd of that, lol. Quite obvious now that I think about it.
I can't imagine how Film Critics that respect Hitch's work would do a review without one spoiler.
Thank you for (possibly) taking my suggestion.
CineFix deserve more subs
What a masterpiece 😍!
I thought the scene was just hilarious. I mean wtf was the woman doing
What an impact this scene and the movie itself has on pop culture.
There’s two types of people in this world.
Those who think Psycho is perfect and those who are wrong.
OMG MY HOME STATE INSPIRED PSYCHO SILENCE OF THE LAMBS AND TCM!!
man what actually happened was dark
Alfred Hitchcock's classic movie "PSYCHO" 1960. The famous and often parodied Shower scene was shot on the 17th to the 23rd of December 1959. Containing as it does the most iconic corpse stare in cinema history.
The opening to Raiders of the Lost Ark could be an interesting topic.
I think Art Of The Scene is my favorite of your segments... and The Top 10s!
Do the "Here's Johnny!!" Scene from The Shining please
It would be cool to see one of these for a Scorsese film. The end shootout sequence of Taxi Driver or one of the boxing sequences in Raging Bull maybe
The Ripley/Alien Queen fight sequence, starting from getting out of the ship and Bishop getting FUCKED UP and ending when Ripley climbs out of the airlock.
I watched this movie as a kid and it spooked me everytime i took a shower, even now as an adult!
Have you guys done the Chrissy Watkins death scene in Jaws? That scene scared the crap out of me as a kid. Another cool one was the car chase scene in The French Connection.
Maybe the battle scene with the baby from Children of Men
When you watch the scene in context, it’s actually pretty artistic. Marion was ready to go back to Phoenix and repent for stealing the money. Her taking a shower was her way of starting anew and washing herself of any misdeeds. A baptism, essentially.
But despite her good intentions, death can arrive unexpectedly. The blood flows but vanishes as it circles the drain. Evil departs, the world goes on, but the shower keeps running. Artistic.
I get what you’re saying. I once heard someone say she’s washing away the bad Marion when she’s showering. That’s what makes her death very sad.
The final chase scene in "The Road Warrior"! Looks like a shitload of work!
These Vids are helping my life sioooooooooooooooooooooooo much
These are absolutely fabulous! Keep them coming. I would love to see The Matrix lobby scene under the microscope. :)
Dave floating inside Hal's CPU in 2001: A Space Odyssey.
Honestly what stuck with me more was the stairway scene but I don’t know if anyone agrees with me
100% agree with you. The scene of Arbogast going up the staircase and what follows gives me more chills than the shower and the fruit cellar scenes.
If only you uploaded this a year earlier when i was sitting english at school.
Gutterballs from The Bug Lebowski
Boy, was he REALLY up-himself.
Great info. I didn't know the stand-in was killed by someone.
Damn, this channel is great.
Janet Leigh was very attractive back then. RIP Janet.
Do the shinings Bat scene or Heres Jhonny scene. Would be fun to see
Poltergeist... The face peeling off in the bathroom that was the directors Hands
damn that stare from 1:01
I loved this scene so much
Hitchcock in my opinion was the greatest Hollywood director 👍
Do Brundle-fly's final transformation in The Fly.
I love Psycho! This was so interesting, love it!
God damn! I love this show.
I've asked many times but please do JAWS!
Always wondered how the water never got on the camera when filming straight at the showerhead.
For a long time I thought the pressure was enough... but there is really not a lot of water pressure coming out.
I take showers everyday feeling fresh and clean everyday
I had also heard that the director, in order to get an even better scream, rehearsed with warm water, but during filming surprised Janet with cold water? True?
Wikipedia says: "A popular myth emerged that, in order for Leigh's scream in the shower to sound realistic, ice-cold water was used. Leigh denied this on numerous occasions, saying the crew was very accommodating, supplying hot water throughout the week-long shoot."
Janet Leigh changed from showers to baths after her character Marion Crane in Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho
It wasn’t Bosco chocolate sauce, it was Shasta in a squeeze bottle. Hitchcock has stated this in numerous interviews.
Coucou de Belgique ! Génial !
It’s a particular type of melon they chose in the end
What the hell?
Texas chainsaw massacre does NOT in any way shape or form revel in the gore.
That's one of the things that makes it a masterpiece
Great video, still.
He said that it DID, what the fuck are you on?
Robert Pysh But it doesn't!
Ivo Wilson regardless if I agree with you, I totally misread your comment. I will now wallow in my shame
Robert Pysh Don't worry, my comment is very ambiguously written, i'll correct it now.
I watch the 1960 shower scene to be impressed and unnerved. I watch the 1998 version to laugh.
Do The Shining
The exorcism scene from The Exorcist would be awesome. Please look into that one.
JAWS - The first attack
oh shit, so glad this pooped up in my feed.
final shootout from Scarface NEEDS to be done
I think you guys should do an Art of the Scene on the infamous torture scene in AUDITION.
Nice one truly i love psycho...
How bout the car chase from ronin theres lot of cars in that scene
ray hernandez Ronin has some of THE best car chases.
Jurassic Park-T-Rex Attack
Did you know in the shower scene there is a shot of the girl being stabbed. It's very brief but you see her being stabbed in the stomach. You also see a little bit of nudity for a split second so… yeah
That isn't a stab, that's a shot played in reverse. Yep, that's how good the editing is here.
Either the lobby shootout or the train station fight in The Matrix.
Awesome! Please do the "tears in rain" monologue from Blade Runner!?
Maybe the Dark Knight's interrogation scene? Or Django Unchaineds dinner scene.
well...have they done the chest burst scene from Alien?
Liam Proctor yes
Liam Proctor why yes we have! That's what inspired us and was our very first.
HO SHIT I LIVE IN WISCONSIN!!!!!!!
Pulp Fiction- Over-dose scene....
The invention of the spoiler
Welcome to the under 301 club, how tough are you?!
The blood going through the drain is actually chocolate syrup
Alternate title: art of a lady getting stabbed while taking a shower from a guy dressed as his mom
The naked showering is actress Janet Leigh