The Use Of Mise-En-Scène In The Film Hell Or High Water

To what extent does the Mise-en-Scene in ‘Night of the Hunter’ reinforce an understanding of the film's mood, character and narrative themes?

The 1998 fantasy and drama movie, What Dreams May Come incorporates many specialized film features throughout the entire film. The mise-en-scene was one notable element that caught the audience’s eye the most with its significance to the film’s story. In connection with the mise-en-scene, the element of lighting was used frequently during the movie and the various types of lighting used played an important role in the story and has expressed a lot about the overall environment and feeling of the story in the movie. Additionally, props were another element of mise-en-scene which had magical powers, and were used as metaphorical props to indicate the power behind them.

Nature has a powerful way of portraying good vs. bad, which parallels to the same concept intertwined with human nature. In the story “Greasy Lake” by T. Coraghessan Boyle, the author portrays this through the use of a lake by demonstrating its significance and relationship to the characters. At one time, the Greasy Lake was something of beauty and cleanliness, but then came to be the exact opposite. Through his writing, Boyle demonstrates how the setting can be a direct reflection of the characters and the experiences they encounter.

a film. It is what the viewers sees, hears and experiences while watching a film. A film’s Mise en Scene subtly influences viewer’s mood as they watch a film, much like decor, lighting, smells and sounds can influence our emotional response to an actual place. In Film Art: An Introduction, Bordwell (2001), explained that in Mise en Scene, realism can be achieved by giving the settings an accurate and convincing look or letting actors express their emotions through performance as naturally as possible. This paper will discuss and analyse the significance of Mise en Scene in Wong Kar Wai’s In The Mood For Love

There are many different elements of film that filmmakers can utilize to make a film. Direction, storyline, cinematography, mise en scene, as well as point of view and tone can all lend a hand in making a film great. One might say that the most important aspect of a film is the script. Others might argue the actors are the most important part. However, an impressive balance of all of the different elements of film are what can elevate a film to greatness. That is why the best film viewed this semester is Night of the Living Dead.

In his short story “Greasy Lake,” the lake with the community teenagers create a stereotypical scene of current youth pop culture. Many youth who read this story can find the ironic references and similarities with their lifestyle in today’s world. T. Coraghessan Boyle uses the setting of the story to expose a world lacking self-discipline and showing immorality amongst a community youth, which can sometimes be rather common today. This also aids in creating an atmosphere that surrounds suspense and impaired judgement to better develop the characters of the story. Boyle is able to achieve this by creating a setting with the story of the Greasy Lake and describing the Lake as both a setting and main character.

In Napoleon Dynamite (Jared Hess, 2004), the character known as Napoleon Dynamite (Jon Heder) is quite a unique fellow. His quirkiness and eccentricity are what make him as a character; they are the primary traits of his personality. Keep in mind, however, that he is not the only odd character in the film, but he has his own peerless way of defining himself separate from any other character(s). This effect is achieved through certain cinematic techniques that director Jared Hess utilizes in order to bring out Napoleon’s persona in ways other than simply “guessing” who he really is. Rather, these techniques “explicitly imply” certain character traits; they are like clues that allow one to see the

In “Greasy Lake,” T. Coraghessan Boyle uses setting to portray the theme of the journey that one goes on to transition from childhood to adulthood. At the beginning of the short story, “greasy lake” was seen as this fun place that “bad guys” went to hangout. They smoked cigarettes, drank liquor, and gave their best attempt at finding girls. By the end of the story, it was a completely different place. The speaker found a dead body, his buddies almost raped an innocent girl, he nearly ruined

This paper will discuss various elements of mise-en-scene, specifically; character development, lighting, performance, costume, makeup in the film "Casablanca".(Michael Curtiz,1942) The setting of the story sets the tone for the entire film. Shots of tanks and planes show the violence of war that coincides with the cutthroat city that is Casablanca. From there, those sentiments are reinforced when a man is shot in the street while another man pick pockets someone whom is distracted. The mood of the movie stays on the dark side of things when we enter Rick's Café, where we meet our protagonist played by Humphrey Bogart. In this scene we are treated to the jaded portrayal of night club owner. We see his utter disregard for a French woman

Nicholas Ray’s Rebel Without a Cause is a dramatic film that takes place over the period of about 24 hours. The mise-en-scene within the film is incredible surrounding the costumes chosen. One of the first scenes we see is the three main characters, Judy, Jim, and Plato, in a police station. Here Judy is wearing a bright red outfit with red lipstick making her stand out as her attire is the only red in the scene. This color is a parallel to Jim’s choice of a red jacket later on in the film, linking the two of them together. It is also interesting as in the chickie run Jim is wearing a red jacket with a white shirt while Buzz is wearing a black jacket and yellow shirt making him clearly the darker figure in the scene. However, the inside of

“There was a dream that was Rome. You could only whisper it. Anything more than a whisper and it would vanish, it was so fragile.”

In the film, Boogie Nights, the director, Paul Thomas Anderson utilizes elements of mise-en-scene such as the natural acting and impressive use of space, with engrossing shot choice and complex camera movement in his cinematography as he brings the audience into the atmospheric, realistic, and vibrant world of the 1970s. This is displayed effectively in the film’s fantastic opening tracking shot. The opening scene of Boogie Nights is very ambitious as its goal is to introduce us to the time period and the many characters that inhabit the world of the film. The scene opens in 1977 at the Hot Traxx Disco in the San Fernando Valley.

Jeff Nichols’ Take Shelter (2011) takes place in a US American heartland location typical of the director’s work. As with Shotgun Stories (2007) and Mud (2012), the action is situated in the small town ‘real America’ of working class protagonists who all, in their own ways are grasping to connect with an idealised version of the ‘good life’ which their lived experiences cannot match. All three films hint at this struggle being played out in the context of a dangerous external world- the sign warning of rising water levels at the beginning of Shotgun Stories, or the poisonous snakes and turbulent Mississippi river in Mud. Neither film, though, is so concerned with the existential threats to these imperfect, unassuming but somehow idyllic worlds as is Take Shelter.

Snyder’s usage of the elements of mise-en-scene creates the theme of inevitability by the camera shots that were incorporated throughout the movie, the expression that the character had when they were facing adversities, the choice of music that were incorporated during each of the scene and how each one of the characters’ actions affected the outcome of how they were going to survive. An example of one of the elements of mise-en-scene was the lighting during the scene when one of the shuttles was overturned on the side of the road. The lighting in this scene created a feeling of suspense and fear which causes the mood of the setting to become more intensified. The scene starts with the mall shuttles making some sharp turns to reach the marina

I pity the worms lumbered with the task of decomposing his flesh if he is; however if his descent to hell, purgatory, the endless void or wherever souls unworthy of restoration advance, has commenced I expect he was rolled into a kiln and burnt to ashes and dust - just as she was, a mere two days after he handed her a lifetime of reasons, to purchase the rope that befell her demise. If indeed he has departed I 'm disappointed I missed the celebrations.