Main Assignment:

Watch the scene provided in the class where two characters discuss their robbery target. You'll analyze how the filmmakers establish this person as someone we're comfortable seeing robbed—entirely through dialogue.

In your project submission, identify:

Specific detail from the dialogue that make the target unsympathetic
The exact moment when you felt comfortable with the idea of robbing him
How this scene uses "tell don't show" to achieve what Psycho achieves with "show don't tell"—both removing our moral objections, but through different techniques

Bonus Challenge 1:

Write a brief scene (1-2 pages) where you introduce the "victim" of your protagonist's morally questionable action. Apply Hitchcock's technique to remove the audience's guilt. Share this scene in your project for feedback on how effectively you've applied the moral manipulation framework.

Bonus Challenge 2:

Spot Alfred Hitchcock's cameo in the Psycho scene analyzed in the course. Share a screenshot in your project—it's a fun Easter egg.

Takren Dracus

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