Transcript cinema-107-mise-en-scene-earlier

Film Form
• Narrative
• 1. Story/Plot
• 2. Narration
• Style
• 1. Shot:Mise-enScene
• 2. Shot:
Cinematography
• 3. Relation of Shot
to Shot-Editing
• 4. Sound
The Shot: Mise-en-Scene
• What appears in the frame-i.e. in front
of the camera (as in a still)
• What film and theatre have in
common
• 1. Settings 2. Costumes/Makeup
• 3. Lighting 4. Actors
Tarantino’s Mise-en-Scene
Quiz
• Describe the difference between restricted
and unrestricted narration.
• Give an example using a film we did NOT
see in class.
Mise-en-Scene-1. Settings
• Settings can be
• Existing Locations or
• Completely Constructed by Filmmakers.
1. Settings
• Extremely Realistic
Settings
• Realistic
1. Settings
• Extremely Stylized/Artificial
1. Settings
• Extremely Stylized/Artificial
Stylized yet a Real locale
• L.A.X. (1967)
1. Settings
• Color can be a big part of settings-Carter’s
yellow/brown office/clothing
1. Settings
• Models-For fantasy or historical settings
1. Settings
• Prop(ertie)s
Mise-en-Scene
2. Costumes and Makeup
• Can also create either fantasy or
realistic effect.
• Particularly good for creating realistic
depiction of historical period.
• Can also reveal character.
Fantastic Costumes/Makeup
Johnny Depp
Historical Realism
Gone With the Wind (1939)
• What do costumes and make up
symbolize in this clip, reveal about
characters?
• Pay attention to the symbolism of
certain colors, i.e. green can mean
inexperience or envy
Mise-en-Scene
1. Settings
2. Costumes and Makeup
3. Lighting
Mise-en-Scene
• 3. Lighting
Mise-en-Scene: 3. Lighting
• Director of Photography (D.P.)
• Cinematographer
• Main person, with director, who makes
lighting decisions.
Lighting
• A. Quality of Lighting-Intensity.
• 1. Hard, High Contrast
Lighting
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A. Quality of Lighting-Intensity.
1. Hard, High Contrast
Sharp
Fast Fall-Off
Produces more Depth
Useful for Noir, Mystery, Horror
Hard High Contrast Lighting
Lighting
• A. Quality of Lighting/Intensity
• 2. Soft, Low Contrast
• Diffused around set
• Few shadows
• Slow fall-off
• Less depth
• Useful for musicals, comedies
Soft, Low Contrast Lighting
Lighting
• B. Source
• 1. Natural
Lighting
B. Source
• 2. Practical
Lighting
• B. Source
• 3. Artificial
• 3 Point System
Lighting
• 3 Point Lighting
• High Key-Much of all 3
Combines with what Quality (i.e.hard,
high-contrast or soft, low-contrast?
• Low Key-Little of all 3
• Combines with what Quality?
Mise-en-Scene
• 4. Actors/Figures
• The latter phrase would cover…
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Acting/Figures
• A few Oppositions
• 1. Type/Individual
Acting/Figures
• A few Oppositions
• 2. Realistic or…
• …Stylized
Acting
• Fame of Performer
• A. Extra
Acting
• Fame of Performer
• B. Bit Player
Acting
• Fame of Performer
• C. Supporting Actor
Acting
• Fame of Performer
• D. Star
Acting-Styles
• A. Star/Persona
Acting Styles
• B. Technical/Chameleonic
Acting Style
• C. Method
Acting Style
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C. Method
1. Naturalistic
2. Personal Memory/Experience
3. Actor’s Studio/Post WWII
Theatre vs. Film Acting
• 1. Gestures amplified on film—No need to
project
Theatres vs. Film Acting
• 2. Films are Shot out of order in small
bits, often many times over from various
angles, using various takes
• 3. No live audience for films
Mise-en-Scene in Space & Time
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Film is 2-d
Yet has 3-d qualities-depth
Film is on Large Screen
Yet we can focus on image
Because of…….
A. Movement B. Color
C. Size
D. Balance
Mise-en-Scene in Space & Time
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gC7cq
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