Bate Motel - Psycho
Bate motel is very similar to the 1960 American film called Psycho directed by Alfred Hitchcock. The film psycho they have the first killing within the first 20 minuets, and it's a murder you cant quite work out. Bate motel is a series which means they went it to a lot more depth this time because they had time to add more interesting stories in but also add in more mystery.
I wanted to watch the film which it is based on to get more of a feel for the characters because I will be taking some of the characteristics of Norman Bates and putting them into my character Mrs Laderman.
Norman Bates-
Appearance: How is the character presented visually via facial look, body shape and costuming? What do these attributes suggest about the character?
In the beginning when you are first introduced to this character he meets the woman for the first time, he is dressed smartly, clean looking for example got a nice hair cut, clean face etc He also has white pale skin like he doesn't get out a lot.
Towards the end when people are getting suspicious he doesn't really change anything with his appearance.
At the end when you find out the person that killed the investigate was the mother but it was actually Norman dressing up as his mother that was dead in the basement. This shows that he has some sort of split personality disorder.
Voice: How do the character’s words and voice help to establish the character? What does it suggest about the character
Action: How do the character’s actions and behaviours help to establish the character? What other personal traits are evident?
In the start of the film you see all the stuffed animals around his office which he then talks very confidently about to the woman which is slightly strange thing to do as a young boy.
Throughout the beginning of the film and the end you don't need Norman kill anyone but you have a slight suspicion it was him. You only see the mother kill someone, but in the end it comes out that he was dressing up as his mother and then killing people. You also see him be very shocked when he sees the dead body of the girl in the shower. This is because he doesn't remember doing any of it which shows that he has some sort of split personality and doesn't understand what he's doing.
Role: How does the character relate to the other characters? What effects does the character’s behaviour have? Describe the character’s role in the overall storyline.
He relates to the other characters like the woman by being nice and making conversation, he comes across slightly shy and weird but nothing that panics the woman. He is also very controlled by his mother which you see when he gets told he cant make the woman a sandwich. In the end when you find everything out his main role changes from being the son into being the son and the mother, who is dead in the basement. He dresses up as her.
How the setting has an effect on the audience?
The setting in this film is very important because I think this really sets the eerie theme of this film. There is an old eerie house which is the main house on the motel but the motel office where Norman works its full of stuffed animals which he has made himself and is very proud of, this creates a freaky and slightly uncountable atmosphere.
I think it's really cleaver how Bate Motel have taken certain parts of this film and recreated them but also adding in a few other story lines but keeping the main character and also putting some of the other characters personalise into theirs.
Watching this film it as really helped me to decide what I want my characters to look like because having a mental disorder doesn't fault your appearance in anyway because in the beginning of this film you wouldn't have even known Norman was the Psycho which really shows anyone could do anything even without you knowing.
This has really inspired my Mrs Laderman character because I want her to look completely normal but at the same time have a slightly crazy look in her eyes to show maybe she has a slight split personality.
The other character which is Claudia I will be taking parts of the film where the woman in the shower looks helpless and out of control. I will be capturing this though the look and mood of the image.
I also would like the images to be slightly dark and shady like the house and motel are in this film and also Bate Motel the series.
I wanted to watch the film which it is based on to get more of a feel for the characters because I will be taking some of the characteristics of Norman Bates and putting them into my character Mrs Laderman.
Norman Bates-
Appearance: How is the character presented visually via facial look, body shape and costuming? What do these attributes suggest about the character?
In the beginning when you are first introduced to this character he meets the woman for the first time, he is dressed smartly, clean looking for example got a nice hair cut, clean face etc He also has white pale skin like he doesn't get out a lot.
Towards the end when people are getting suspicious he doesn't really change anything with his appearance.
At the end when you find out the person that killed the investigate was the mother but it was actually Norman dressing up as his mother that was dead in the basement. This shows that he has some sort of split personality disorder.
Voice: How do the character’s words and voice help to establish the character? What does it suggest about the character
In the beginning his body language comes across by being quite nervous when he was talking to the woman but his voice seemed pretty confident like he knew what he was talking about and wasn't scared to make conversation. He also wanted to find out more and more about the woman.
Throughout the film even when he is being intimidated he keeps the same tone of voice which is quite firm. When he looses it at the end and runs up to the house that is the only time you see him raise his voice when he is panicked about his mother.
Action: How do the character’s actions and behaviours help to establish the character? What other personal traits are evident?
In the start of the film you see all the stuffed animals around his office which he then talks very confidently about to the woman which is slightly strange thing to do as a young boy.
Throughout the beginning of the film and the end you don't need Norman kill anyone but you have a slight suspicion it was him. You only see the mother kill someone, but in the end it comes out that he was dressing up as his mother and then killing people. You also see him be very shocked when he sees the dead body of the girl in the shower. This is because he doesn't remember doing any of it which shows that he has some sort of split personality and doesn't understand what he's doing.
Role: How does the character relate to the other characters? What effects does the character’s behaviour have? Describe the character’s role in the overall storyline.
He relates to the other characters like the woman by being nice and making conversation, he comes across slightly shy and weird but nothing that panics the woman. He is also very controlled by his mother which you see when he gets told he cant make the woman a sandwich. In the end when you find everything out his main role changes from being the son into being the son and the mother, who is dead in the basement. He dresses up as her.
How the setting has an effect on the audience?
The setting in this film is very important because I think this really sets the eerie theme of this film. There is an old eerie house which is the main house on the motel but the motel office where Norman works its full of stuffed animals which he has made himself and is very proud of, this creates a freaky and slightly uncountable atmosphere.
I think it's really cleaver how Bate Motel have taken certain parts of this film and recreated them but also adding in a few other story lines but keeping the main character and also putting some of the other characters personalise into theirs.
Watching this film it as really helped me to decide what I want my characters to look like because having a mental disorder doesn't fault your appearance in anyway because in the beginning of this film you wouldn't have even known Norman was the Psycho which really shows anyone could do anything even without you knowing.
This has really inspired my Mrs Laderman character because I want her to look completely normal but at the same time have a slightly crazy look in her eyes to show maybe she has a slight split personality.
The other character which is Claudia I will be taking parts of the film where the woman in the shower looks helpless and out of control. I will be capturing this though the look and mood of the image.
I also would like the images to be slightly dark and shady like the house and motel are in this film and also Bate Motel the series.
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