Tuesday 16 September 2014

Mise En Scene

Mise-en-scene:

Mise - en -scene is a french term that roughly means "put into the scene." It recognises the attributes of a film, the settings and actors, costumes and make up, props, and all the natural and artificial details that are in the spaces filmed (frame).

Still Image Analysis:

In this still image taken from the hit TV show "Breaking Bad by Vince Gilligan" we can see that this character has been fatally injured by some sort of explosion. We tell that he has been injured due to the artificial graphic on his face. We may also suggest that this was caused by an explosion as the room he had just left has a large amount of smoke left inside it. From this still image we can also learn a lot about this certian character. We can tell that he was a person of high status and was reasonably wealthy due to his costume. He is wearing a royal blue suit which may have been quite pricey. We may also suggest that he has a high status because although he is severely injured and looks as if he is about to die,  he still takes his time to assemble and sort out his tie, this tells us how he liked to keep his image. From his facial expressions we may also suggest that he knew who had done this too him, this is because he looks more upset than shocked.

Genre Analysis:
The three extracts i used were:
The Conjuring (Horror)
Tron: Legacy (Sci-Fi)
22 Jump Street (Comedy)

In 'The Conjuring' the overall look is very unsaturated and dull, the settings are also very old and gritty. The props consist of positive objects such as toys but have a very negative meaning to them in the film, we can tell as a kids doll is moving and is writing horrifying things on peoples walls with blood. This is all done in order to set a scary, phycotic illusion to the viewers.
In "Tron: Legacy" there is futuristic, fictional look to it. A man goes into a digital world to save his father and bring him back to the real world. The props consist of robotic motorbikes, digital cars, futuristic light sabre weapons and discs. The setting is a digital created universe with two colours, orange and blue, blue being the good side and orange being evil. All of these elements help create a more intense realistic experience for the viewers.
In "22 Jump Street" there is a more saturated,  happy look. This is because the director want to keep the audience in the most positive mood possible as its a comedy. The setting is in a college with a lot of youth actors, this is because the target audience is aimed for young adults, the props consist of guns and police equipment as the lead characters are undercover police and that this film is also a comedy drama. The clothing are very modern casual clothing as they are in a college. 

Overall the Mise-En-Scene in each of these films are very different, they have to be in order to keep the films in their genre and to make sure the audience know what the dilm is going to be like and what is going on.







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