Key light

The Grand Budapest Hotel (Wes Anderson, 2014) is a story about story as told by a storyteller. It builds these stories around quirky visual aesthetics, so much so, that some may complain it lacks any real message or meaning. And to some extent they are right, if we are to believe its director Wes Anderson: “when I do a movie, all I want to do is make an experience that can be as strong a version of whatever it is as it can be. I don’t really like any explanations….my opinion about it is really irrelevant

The movie “Kingsman: The Secret Service” is a thriller and action-packed movie revolving around Kingsman a spy agency which for decades has been in action undercover to save the mankind from its enemies. The theme of the film revolves around the triumph of good over evil and how the good side eventually wins, diminishing the evil. The movie evokes a feeling of thrill and anticipation through the mise-en-scene it has to offer. Mise-en-scene is the information that the film provides through the medium

A film’s visual design is very important in executing a story. Thus, every small detail of its mise-en-scene: lighting, color, framing, props, costume, etc., are carefully picked and arranged to successfully set the mood of the film or deliver a theme. Amelie by French director Jean-Pierre Jeunet does both and shows the different aspects and techniques of staging. Doing so, the film creates a very whimsical world that Amelie, the protagonist, lives in. It is through the visual design of the film

Prenom Carmen uses a academy ratio of 1.37:1. Starting with the first shot, it begins with a man, named Uncle Jean, in the hospital staring out of the window. Godard’s use of a middle lense, a straight-on camera angle along with high key lighting all made the visuals seem somewhat muted. The colors are all “soft” or “subdued” with no other prominent lighting effects in this first shot. Yet while the visuals does not necessarily capture my attention, Godard’s use of sound and framing certainly

they only care to exploit the natural resources. We are consistently hinted that their work isn’t “out there in the luminous estuary” but “within the brooding gloom.” These binary opposites are repeatedly used in the novella to separate the ideas of light and dark with good and evil respectively, an extreme use of irony that Conrad

character or in setting an atmosphere. In Zefferelli's production, the lighting in the opening scenes is of a dull, low-key nature (no detail), and then develops as the market stall scene commences; the lighting is now high key, showing more detail. This is in complete opposite to the lighting used in Luhrman's production, as Luhrman applies high key lighting straight from the beginning. Zefferelli in his production shows a distinct contrast in the outfits worn by

establish the darkness of the mansion, which reveals the mansion as a lonely place on top of a hill. The darkness of the mansion creates a sense of isolation for Edward. Beforehand, the audience saw another establishing shot, which was shot in high key lighting, of the neighborhood. The neighborhood is a bright community while Edward lives in the dark, alone. Those details help establish the difference between Edward and the rest of society. The audience also knows that Edward is used to being isolated

Sally suggests that Ray is a “very clever boy”. This is significant because she is the only minor character who treats Ray with respect and sympathy, in contrast to Charlie who evidently abuses it. In addition, the mise-en-scene comprised of high key lighting and a subtle wide-angle shot creates a somewhat ambient atmosphere (Cinematheque, 2010, p. 1). This therefore suggests that this is an

hanging from the ceilings throughout the pizzeria. The three point light system can also be seen in this scene. The main lighting source is the key light. An example of this is present, when we first see Sal at the beginning of the scene. We see a light coming from the left side of the frame. This light illuminates one part of his face but casts a shadow on the other half part. Here we have a high key lighting. The use of fill light is also present; we can see an example of this in the shot where

The new TV show Scream Queens premiered September 22, 2015 on FOX. Scream Queens centers on the Kappa Kappa Tau sorority, who is targeted by several killers dressed in red devil outfits. The show mixes black comedy and the slasher subgenre with the classic whodunit. The series includes violence, gore and the use of sexual language, the show tends to be more satirical than terrifying. In addition, Scream Queens is a unique show because it parodies and pokes fun at the horror genre. An analysis of