Memento Mise En Scene Analysis

Vertigo is an extremely complex movie in many ways. It has an abundant amount of great elements to it that add a great deal of depth to the picture such as its use of mise-en-scene, cinematography, and editing techniques. By combining all of these elements together, they help to bring the films form and narrative together to show a reoccurring theme of life versus death.

Mise en Scene are used in every aspects of filmmaking. The term refers to the overall look and feel of

One of the most iconic movies in American culture is “Jurassic Park” by Steven Spielberg. One of the most remembered scenes from this movie is the kitchen scene where Tim Murphy and Lex, as well as two bloodthirsty raptors, are trapped in a kitchen within the park. This scene combines mise-en-scene, cinematography and sound effects to create an immersive environment filled with suspense and uncertainty to captivate audiences.

“I took no poetic license with ‘Schindler’s List’ because that was historical, factual documents” - Steven Spielberg. Schindler’s List, directed by Steven Spielberg, is a historically accurate portrayal of the actions carried out by Nazi businessman Oskar Schindler, who doesn't hesitate to exploit Jewish slave labour in his factory. As World War II progresses, and the motives of the Nazi party become clear, Oskar’s incentives switch from that of a profiteer to that of a saviour. Oskar is able to save a number of Jews from certain death through gassing and labour camps. In the final scene of Schindler’s List, Spielberg’s clever use of colour, mise en scene and text creates a compelling closing scene that helped to convey the horrors of the

“With this hand, I will life your sorrows. Your cup will never be empty, for I will be your wine. With this candle, I will light your way in darkness. With this ring, I ask you to be mine”. She walks into the chapel and sees the couple telling each other their wedding vows. Little does she know this day will be the worst and best of her life. In almost all films directed by Tim Burton include dark colors and choral music. This is what bonds cinematic techniques and mise en scène. Burton’s unique style includes the use of lighting and mise en scène to convey that self-discovery is important in developing an interesting outlook on life.

The film Rear Window addresses cinematic themes throughout the entire film, specifically throughout the last fifteen minutes. The movie ultimately uses cinematography to heavily describe the dramatic plot regarding Jeff, Mr. Thorwald, and the intense discoveries found when eavesdropping from the rear window. Film making techniques such as cinematography, mise en scene, sound, and more are all cinematic elements included in the film that influence aspects of the films stylistic system. The last fifteen minutes of Rear Window are heavily focused on the cinematic elements, specifically the movement, angles and shot duration of the camera during the suspenseful moments during Jeff’s plan to prove Mr. Throwald is a murderer. Mise en scene plays an important role in the entire film, Hitchcock uses mise en scene to symbolize many things; and is also heavily included in the last fifteen minutes of the film regarding lighting, props and more. Rear Window is a tremendously suspenseful film and uses both diegetic and non-diegetic sounds throughout; Hitchcock used more diegetic sounds through the

In the 1943 film Shadow of a Doubt, Charlie Newton soon has her world altered as she discovers the dark secrets of her Uncle Charlie’s past. Feeling a special connection with her Uncle, Charlie eagerly wishes to discover more about him at first and innocently becomes involved in hiding his identity as a serial killer. As the film builds up the mystery behind Uncle Charlie and his true intentions, the Mise En Scene creates an environment which explores the Uncle’s darker motivations while also supporting the unsuspecting point of view of Charlie. Elements of mise en scene such as lighting, space, and composition continue to build this environment in the film, even when the roles between Charlie and her Uncle change.

Italian Neorealism was a movement of art, which strived to illustrate the normal lives of the ordinary, working class people in post war Rome, usually with the use of non-professional actors. As one of the best Italian Neorealist film, Bicycle Thieves showed an absolute depiction of the war’s impact on daily life and exposed a world in which sufferings, unkindness and corruption jeopardized the rationality of human beings and action of men (Schoonover). By utilizing a depressing and gloomy cinematography, De Sica implies the somber lives of the poor and their crisis in losing their self-identity and moral conscience as a result of parochial society that make a fetish of personal belongings as a mode of social acceptance. By examining the cinematography, ‘mise-en-scene’ and events in the film, the daily struggles of the working class in post war Rome can be seen through the crisis of masculinity, class struggle, ethical dilemma and a profoundly patriarchal society.

This hugely increased the despair and shock, the feeling of loss even when a character is brutally murdered. Straight away Hitchcock begins to build our sympathies for Marion Crane. He uses several cinematic techniques to create a mise-en-scene. Mise-en-scene is everything a viewer can see within a certain frame and consists of many aspects. For instance, Hitchcock uses a high-angle, mid range establishing shot to put Marion in her context, and highlight her vulnerability.

Trashed and disheveled, Jesus Gris enters his now destroyed antique shop littered with broken sculptures, paintings, and documents. Oddly enough, as Jesus walks in awe to his desk one item remains to be whole, clocks. The clocks surrounding him appear to be frozen some of the hands are pointed at 9:00 while others are set too far back to truly identify. In this scene the mise en scene parallels to Jesus physical state. After using the Cronos for the first time Jesus looks and feels reinvigorated, he shaves his mustache and begins to walk straighter. What Guillermo del Toro is attempting to depict in this scene is Jesus own mortal clock being extended rather than before where old age was a constant reminder to him. Having frozen clocks in the

Throughout Memento the shifting between objective and subjective point of views shapes our perception of Leonard, Natalie and Teddy. There are two types of scenes in Memento, the black and white scenes in chronological order and the color scenes which are shown in reverse order, which eventually meet up chronologically with the black and white scenes. The black and white scenes are objective, the audience and Leonard can see all the facts and they are not influenced by Leonard’s emotions or opinions. The color scenes are subjective, they are from Leonard’s perspective and we are denied the same information Leonard is denied during these scenes.

Alfred Hitchcock’s thriller ‘Rear Window’ (Hitchcock, 1954) begins with the immediate use of mise-en-scène in order to establish a sense of atmosphere, equilibrium and the mundane, soon to be disrupted as the events of the film unfold and are observed through the eyes of the voyeuristic protagonist, Jeff. Setting, cinematography and various other expressive mise-en-scène techniques work together to influence the overall appearance of the film. Though, by taking a closer look, these techniques reveal the significance of the narrative and characters. In the opening sequence, Hitchcock’s original visual style provides signposts for the audience to recognize what will be significant in the future: instead of establishing what is only happening in the moment in time; mise-en-scène is used to suggest what is to come. This arrangement of the “Classical Hollywood” narrative - starting with the setting and characters in a state equilibrium - acts as a seemingly all-purpose, archetypal opening by establishing location and introducing character. Simultaneously we can see that this sequence is vastly different from the rest of the film: it is leading the viewer into a false sense of security – the calm before the storm – as Jeff soon happens to piece together information leading to the possibility that one of his neighbors murdered their wife. This sequence is one of the only moments in the film we see things the protagonist does not, thus this carefully constructed opening is preparing

A few cuts later he writes on the document right before handing it off to Sully, the lighting shows proud grins between all the faces present in the frame and also in the left of the frame has an illuminated bottle of champagne to signify the accomplishment of the document’s exchange of hands. The effective lighting in each cut along with props allows the viewer to gather significance in the scene as a whole.

Although many people know Christopher Nolan for his more recent films “The Prestige”, “Dark Knight Trilogy”, “Interstellar”, “Inception”, and now most recently the war film “Dunkirk”. Although each of these films are amazing we should never forget one of Christopher Nolan’s first great directed films “Memento.” Memento is a uniquely structured psychological thriller film written and directed by Christopher Nolan. Christopher Nolan is an English film director, screenwriter, and producer. He is one of the highest-grossing directors in history and among the most acclaimed filmmakers of all time. He made his directorial debut with the “Following” in 1998 Christopher Nolan has continued to turn out great movies that have received multiple Academy Award nomination. He found further popular and critical success with The Dark Knight Trilogy beginning in 2005 and Inception in 2010, which received eight Academy Award nominations, including for Best Picture and Best Original Screenplay. He has produced and directed several other notable films and his films have grossed over four billion dollars worldwide and garnered a total of 26 Oscar nominations and 7 wins. The Screenplay was written by Cristopher Nolan himself and his brother Jonathan Nolan who has co-written several films with Nolan r over the years and has produced and created several films and tv shows. He is most known for being the creator of television series Person of Interest and Co-creator of Westworld. The film was

design. In Romeo & Juliet, one major element of design is the setting because the film took