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Mise-en-scene refers to the manner in which various elements, aspects or content of a framing are arranged to bring out the themes of a movie or any artwork in the manner the creator intended. Mise-en-scene is a French term meaning to arrange on stage (Bordwell & Kristin, 45). Hence, it simply refers to the actors, props, costumes, décor and lighting as they appear in the framing of an art (Barsam & Monahan, 3). The main components of mise-en-scene are dominance, lighting key, angle, colour values, lens, density, character placement, staging positions and camera and character proxemics (Corrigan & White, 15). For a film, the main elements of mise-en-scene are camerawork and the frame. Thus, all the elements appearing in film shot forms its mise-en-scene. This paper discusses how mise-en-scène provides an understanding of characters, place and of the main characters’ experience in the Steve McQueen-directed film, 12 Years a Slave. It also

4. Film theory is important to the practice of filmmaking because it allows us to understand the medium. Film is not just a form of entertainment. It has evolved into its own language, and the best way to learn this language is through film theories and concepts. Just like any art form, film changes over time, and studying the causes and effects’ of these shifts gives filmmakers insight into their own craft. Additionally, film theory exposes individuals to others’ ideas about what film is and what it represents. This exchange of ideas can influence how a filmmaker approaches film in the future. The concept I thought was the most interesting and potentially useful in relation to my ideas about cinema was adaptation. Since the beginnings of film,

The first category of design I will be evaluating is the lighting. Many different tactics are used by the lights to illustrate different effects on the audience. One thing done is the color of the lights changed frequently. This was used to change the scene from day to night, change the weather, change the mood of the characters, and more. For example, the sunset and sunrise was often shown when the characters were aboard and on the beach of Neverland. Another tactic used by the lighting crew was changing the angle of the

During the process of envisioning and designing a film, the director, production designer, and art director (in collaboration with the cinematographer) are concerned with several major spatial and temporal elements. These design elements punctuate and underscore the movement of figures within the frame, including the following: setting, lighting, costuming, makeup, and hairstyles. Choose a scene from movieclips.com. In a three to five page paper, (excluding the cover and reference pages) analyze the mise-en-scène

It is arguable that production design drives the film’s narrative and mise-en-scene. In contrast, it may also be effective without it as it has been portrayed in earlier films. On the other hand, along with technology, it helps create better production designs on props, costumes, makeup and construction, making it easier for filmmakers and their production design team results to an even outstanding movie. As a matter of fact, Wes Anderson’s The Grand Budapest Hotel was an exhilarating film because of the unusual use of production design that was created by Adam Stockhausen. Moreover, the overall design concept collaborating with Wes Anderson, the specific challenges Adam Stockhausen face while making this film and the overall look of this film

The auteur theory was introduced in the film industry in 1954 when Francois Truffaut claimed that directors are significantly using their films to express their personal ideas (Thompson and Bordwell 33). The importance of the theory has been under criticism in the recent past. Critiques have questioned the basis for which a director would be recognized as “author.” Moreover, there have been concerns on whether the auteur is recognized more based on the creative aspects of the film or on the scripts that he/she chooses to display in the film. This paper would seek to assess the components of a director’s film that are highly influential in his recognition as an auteur.

The editing process of a movie is a very important part in which a film editor can proudly show his creative abilities. A lot work and effort goes into editing a film. Film editors can edit out a scene from a movie that they did not like. They can also shoot two scenes separately and then edit it together to make it seem as if it was shot together. The film editor works with many parts to make a finished movie; such as, sound, images and characters’ dialogs. Editing can be used in many different ways in a film and a film editor must edit all these aspects in a way that produces a coherent and smooth transition of the story.

From the beginning of civilization stories have been our main device used to communicate our experience and the world surrounding us. Ranging from an average mundane life filled with love and hatred, to the supernatural and what goes bump in the night, and everything in between, are all exposed in stories throughout history. Within this modern era, films are a contemporary adaptation of stories. Narratives of humanity can be effectively played out on the big screen in vivid detail sucking us in with the combined choice of aesthetic features, clever storyline, and a hint of humour.

Design includes the way the actors, setting, and décor in a movie look. The most powerful effect of design however, is the first impression it provides the viewers. Design goes far beyond first impression, whatever its style and ultimate effect, should help express a movies vision (Barsam, 173). For example, in the fighter the story takes place in the 1990’s. All the clothing, boxing rings, houses, and bar are modeled to resemble items from that time period. For specific examples Micky Ward’s mother Alice Ward’s car, she drives during the film. There were also many other instances that I caught on to in the movie that displayed the design. I think it is completely outstanding how Cinematographers and the whole movie crew can choose the design for everything in a

Films are arguably the most synthetic medium for storytelling, combining music, visual design, dialogue, performance, and plot into one package. Each one of these elements might be considered a platform with which to create a narrative, but it is the combination of individual components that ultimately separates the great movies from the merely mediocre.

The stop-motion industry has continued to flourish thanks to its imaginative creators. Using innovative artistic choices and method, stop-motion directors have been able produce visually stunning movies. The tools these artists have developed to produce movies like The Nightmare Before Christmas directed by Henry Selick and The Boxtrolls directed by Graham Annable and Anthony Stacchi are examples of that. Both movies’ usage of their own materials along with there methods to create artistic masterpieces have inspired young artists and continue to inspire them to this day.

Elements and principals of design are incorporated into all forms of art to include film. Film has a way of merging all the forms into one motion picture, providing the audience with both visual and auditory elements of art. Within those elements are deeper levels of creativity.

Making movies is an art that requires a lot of expertise in different fields. To make a movie, many people are involved in creating scenes alone. To many movie and television fans, the people that make a movie famous are the actors that they see in the scenes. What they do not know is that there are a lot more people involved in creating a film. They are the writers, cameramen and, of course, the director.

This thesis intends to showcase the process and techniques through which a film is created and the potential to provide theories that can be reincorporated into architectural design.

Throughout the history of cinema, a never-ending evolution in technological progression – paired with filmmakers’ resourcefulness and ingenuity – allowed for the development of style and encouraged a more involved craft, thus giving individual films a specific personality which therefore eased the process of discerning which piece of cinema was created by which filmmaker. Because of the progress made in film technology, especially early on, certain aspects of filmmaking that once were inconceivable (camera movement, Foley, CGI) are often employed in the films that audiences view today. Although, while the evolution of technology may be linear, it cannot be assumed that quality of film follows the same trend. Instead, a filmmaker’s skill