The infamous shower scene in Alfred Hitchcock's "Psycho" (1960) is a masterclass in editing. I believe it consists of 78 camera setups and 52 cuts in just 45 seconds, creating a sense of violence and terror without showing explicit gore. Editor George Tomasini's rapid cuts and the use of close-ups create an illusion of brutality, while Bernard Herrmann's shrieking string score amplifies the horror. The editing tricks the audience into seeing more than what's actually depicted, making it one of t