Mise En Scene Analysis

A major key element in the film comprises of settings. It is where the actions takes place and helps viewers to understand where and when the film is set. Settings not only create mood, it has social, psychological, emotional and cultural significance in which the film are able to portray. Settings used in the film are very rarely just backgrounds to the characters dialogue. Viewers are often seen shots of places, without any action taking place. They can be used to influence viewers by building certain expectations and then the actions takes a different turn. Gibbs (2002) mention that, ‘Mise en scene therefore encompasses both what the audience can see and the way in which we are invited to see it’. For example, the scene where Mrs. Chan goes to get noodles where she is seen to be walking along a dark alley down the stairs, gives viewers a certain expectation to emphasize the character’s emotional state. Viewers are also made to see Mr. Chow going down the same stairs as Mrs. Chan walks back up without any conversation taking place. This tells viewers what they see suggesting the lost in their daily routine of doing the same thing over and over again, going to work, getting noodles and accepting the unfaithfulness of their spouses. It also gives viewers a sense of developing bond between the two characters over

The mise-en-scene includes a color that illustrates vulnerability. A subtle message is displayed in the colors worn by the main characters. Tim and Lex stand out compared to the dead colors of the dinosaurs and in the kitchen. Thus creating a feeling of danger as they can be caught easily in sight because they stand

Jordan Peele’s uses sound to his complete advantage in his thriller Get Out. The film sound in Get Out creates the tone of the scenes, advances the plot, and develop the theme of racism.

This term refers to the overall look and feel of the film. Mise-en-scene compromises of what we see, hear, and experience while viewing it. Design and composition are the two major visual components. Design is the look of settings, props, lighting, and actors. Many elements play a role in shaping the overall design. The way setting, actors, and décor look can be the most powerful impression we take from viewing. A movie’s design should be appropriate to the narrative. In Selma, the design is very realistic due to using décor, costume, and makeup that resembles the original time and the choice of setting. The design in Selma provides the audience to see the actors, objects, and settings clearly within each setting. A movie set is not reality, but fragments of reality are created as the setting for a particular shot. Selma takes place in Alabama, which contributes to the reality of this film due to the fact that is where the evens that originally make up the story took place. The setting sets the mood and contributes to the cultural significance. This film takes place in a time where segregation was an issue, and Africans did not have equal voting rights as whites. Costume is another element of mise-en-scene that is present in this film. Costumes contribute to the setting and suggest specific character traits. The costume is similar to the way people dressed during the 1960’s, making the film seem

“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

Mise-en-scene is a french term of meaning “place on stage” which is how the setting of the scene is or the space of the film. The setting, the way the actress dress or look and lighting take a huge role in films. From what the viewers see without any narration can give so many messages from the film.

In the movie Get Out, directed by Jordan Peele, one peculiar scene takes place outside in the backyard of the Armitage’s house during a party, where the topic of tribalism is present. The party Chris Washington, Rose Armitage’s boyfriend, is attending takes place outside where it is spacious, bright, and accented by a rich forest surrounding the property, which provides a home to Rose’s family, and their ‘around-the-home-maids’, such as Logan, which is prevalent in this scene. The scene starts off by Chris going up to Logan and stating “good to see another brother ‘round here.” Once the two are about to engage in conversation, Logan’s wife Philomena, interrupts and lets Walter know other company is asking about him and that he needs to go chat with the other company. Before Logan leaves, Chris offers him a fist bump, but is surprised by Logan grabbing his fist instead of bumping it back, inferring that he is behaving as the other white folks surrounding him. Shortly after leaving, Logan then showcases himself to the white people. This scene represents partly what David Berreby’s article, “It Takes a Tribe”, was about: humans naturally group together stationed on common interests.

Lighting and filming through the movie is applied creatively causing people to be interested in not only the plot but the aesthetic . Lighting gave the movie a mysterious ambiance. They also use the lighting to create a contrast of characters, they manipulate the lighting in a scene with Harvey Dent to show the dark side Of himself. Doing these

The mise-en-scene in The Godfather I, directed by Francis Ford Coppola, plays a huge role in how the film is perceived by viewers. Mise-En-Scene is characterized as, “The arrangement of everything that appears in the framing – actors, lighting, décor, props, and costume” (elementsofcinema.com). The Godfather utilizes mise-en-scene perfectly. Coppola combined all the right components of a typical mafia film and made something extraordinary. From the clothing, to the homes, to the cars, and lighting; The Godfather was executed wonderfully. Lighting plays a huge part in The Godfather. The first scene opens with only one man talking, in low light. The relaxed lighting makes the scene intense and leaving the audience with a sense of fear. With the light just appearing on the man's face, the foundation is totally dark, highlighting the threatening tone of the scene. This scene uses the same lighting elements as chiaroscuro paintings would have. If you were to pause the scene at certain points you would be able to see the rembrandt light and the strong tonal contrasts between light and dark. Different props are also used throughout the film. When you think about the Mafia, you think Italian men

Lighting and colour are powerful visual features that enhance the mood of the scene and provide an understanding of the scene. In this case, the lighting and colour implements depth into the scene. The shadowy clouds set the dark tone of the scene, which provokes the audience feel suspense and uncertainty of the end result

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.

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.

This photo depicts an androgynous individual in a red tank top facing and looking directly into the camera. He or she crouches on a desolate sidewalk with minimal street lights. Although the camera is focused onto the person’s body, the background blur reveals heavy traffic in a distance and also a thin man with long, black hair and wearing a black T-shirt, Jeans, and white sneakers sitting against a wall right behind the androgynous person. The time of the day appears to be early evening, since there is still some natural sunlight in the sky, but most of the lighting comes from artificial street lights.

The first thirty seconds of this clip are of the main character, Mort Rainey in his car. The first thing we see is the book in his hands, the depth of focus changes as he runs his finger across the stubs of pages. The focus changes as the character makes a discovery, this could be to emphasise to the audience how important this discovery might come to be. Then we are shown the character himself, the only thing slightly obscuring our view of him is the steering wheel, this adds to the creation of the setting. The symbolic idea behind having the character in his car at this particular moment, could be to show that he is still discovering things, he hasn't got all of the answers yet, but he's well on his way.