Bonus Video! Behind the curtain of Psycho's shower scene
Hello there!
In this week's bonus video, we're diving into the tub with Alfred Hitchcock to explore the famous shower sequence in Psycho -- how he made it, why it looks so good, and why the numerous imitators never quite measure up.
Backup link in case the video doesn't play: https://youtu.be/oxEJpMERgv8
You can watch Psycho streaming on these sites:
Peacock: https://www.peacocktv.com/watch/asset/movies/psycho/b55b0a22-e050-3135-95bc-232ef92662f7
Amazon: https://amzn.to/3F7H7VR
Apple: https://tv.apple.com/us/movie/psycho-1960/umc.cmc.4v3c9578iqv2wvizz23izdkx3?action=play
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Comments (11)
This synth pop song "Norman Bates", with a fantastic video was just played on a music stream I watch regularly. The synchronicity! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zthChjUe1II I feel like they really 'get' it and touch on so many of the visual elements you mention!
If you've never see the documentary "78/52" directed by Alexandre O. Philippe, I highly recommend it (it's all about the "Psycho" shower scene--the title refers to the number of set-ups [78] and cuts [52] in the scene)
Thought you might be interested in this. https://collider.com/turn-on-tv-series-streaming-youtube/ Apparently Turn-On is making its way to YouTube.
Billy Mumy tells his famous story about working with Hitchcock and why he he's an a**hole https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=518ii9yUyzg
Good lord. On one hand ... culturally, that strikes me as a totally normal (or at least normalized) thing for a British man of a certain generation to say to a fidgeting child. On the other ... they're co-workers, and AH was BM's boss! What a shitty way to treat a professional colleague who's working for him!
Excited for this video and the Tab Hunter! I remember in the spring you mentioned a Sondheim video coming soon. Is that still being worked on?
Still in the works, there's just a lotttttt of Sondheim stuff to talk about so research just keeps expanding.
The metal band Ice Nine Kills wrote a song about Psycho (appropriately named "The Shower Scene") and the music video for the song has not one but two variations of the famous scene. Censored video: https://youtu.be/-dk3oBAB84o?si=DTpWD1Xsbo3iXGxw Uncensored video: https://youtu.be/m9sId7TZ0r0?si=NAPRotHjLrHW20-q
Oh this is BANANAS, thank you!
Armage on Point, Sir!
Haha thank you!