Formalism in Psycho

This website talks about Hitchcock's "artistry in lighting, camera angle, and mise-en-scene."

The scene Michael Schmidt looks at is the parlor scene. In this scene he describes some of the fine details from the parlor itself to the objects on the wall. What is interesting is how Michael mentions how the actors and actresses are placed versus the background setting to emphasize the main theme of the movie. Michael also defines the different formalistic features of the film and how that relates to the theme of the movie and what Hitchcock's intent was do so.