(500) Days of Summer It is a bright sunny day. The sun illuminating the white grey bland buildings which seem to stretch up and block a bigger view of the city. The buildings cluttered and suffocating the city‚ except for the park. A bench placed out from under anything as to enjoy the sun. To create a romantic spot for a couple who is sitting on the bench enjoying each other’s company. This shot‚ is a flash to end of the movie. "This is a story about boy meets girl‚ but you should know upfront
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An analysis on how Mise-en-scene and sound create meaning and generate response in the film Marnie‚ by Alfred Hitchcock. The scene is of Mark trying to rekindle Marnie’s memories from the night of her mother’s ‘accident’: Marnie‚ having seeing Mark trying to hold back her mother’s punches‚ begins to remember parts from that night. The first shot‚ of Marnie‚ her mother and Mark‚ uses Mise-en-scene to show the higher achy within the three characters. Whereas towards the beginning Hitchcock had always
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Title of movie: Sin City For my essay on mise-en-scene‚ I will be talking about Sin City‚ written and directed by Frank Miller‚ Robert Rodriquez and Quentin Tarantino. In this film‚ there are many unique techniques used by the directors to portray emotions‚ hidden meanings and to determine mood. Sin City is a bold and brutal adaptation of the graphic novels written by Frank Miller. Mise-en-scene is a cinematic term‚ which refers to techniques used by directors to help construct a specific onscreen
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The blockbuster film Ocean ’s Eleven‚ released in 2001‚ was the first film of a trilogy of heist films directed by Steven Soderbergh. This big budget crime-thriller remake of the 1960 ’s Rat Pack favourite conveys the intricately thrilling plot where Daniel Ocean leads a rag-tag group of con artists and ex-cons for the monumental heist of 3 major Las Vegas Casinos. This sequence is significant because it sets up the diegesis of the film and also gives us an insight into the character of the protagonist
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the mis en scene‚ the film takes place in the 1940’s. The costumes support that era. For instance‚ one of the main characters Det. McPherson wears a trench coat and fedora which was standard clothing for that era. I feel that the mis en scene was effective throughout this film. In the scene were Det. McPherson is talking with Bessie about how the bottle of scotch appeared in Laura’s apartment‚ he
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Gladiator is set during the peak of the Roman Empire. The story revolves around Maximus (Russel Crowe)‚ one of the best General’s in Emperor Marcus Aurelius’ (Richard Harris) army. The emperor is dying and makes his wishes known that Maximus be his successor instead of his son Commodus (Joaquin Phoenix) . As you might expect‚ going through life with a name like Commodus‚ and then being passed over by his own father doesn’t look good. He orders the death of Maximus‚ who manages to escape and become
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Gladiator is a historical film‚ which was released on May the forth in 2000. The movie was set in the year 180AD. The filming was held from December 1998- May 1999 and the whole creation took three years. Gladiator is about a powerful general named Maximus‚ who is asked to be emperor over the emperor’s son. This causes his son Commodus to kill his father in rage. Commodus becomes Emperor and tries to assassinate Maximus and his family in revenge. Maximus escapes Commodus and tries to regain the
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The Virgin Suicides The Virgin Suicides is a film set in 1974‚ Michigan. The story follows four boys who are reflecting on their old neighbours‚ the five Lisbon sisters. The Lisbon sisters are strictly unreachable due to their overprotective parents. The Girls‚ Therese‚ Mary‚ Bonnie‚ Lux and Cecilia are the puzzle that fill the boys’ conversations. At the beginning of the film the youngest sister‚ Cecilia‚ attempts suicide as she slits her wrists in a bath. In attempt to make her feel better Mr
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Primarily‚ Gran Torino promotes conflict resolution‚ through visual mis-en-scene techniques‚ including‚ but not limited to‚ lighting effects‚ camera angles and setting. The innovation of these aesthetic ingredients allows the audience to sympathise with the central characters‚ whilst positioning them to feel intensified feelings of desperation‚ worry and emotional attachment. Together these components
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An individual detailed analysis on the style‚ editing techniques Mise-en-scene and cinematography in the film "Eternal sunshine of the spotless mind". Michael Gondry’s Eternal sunshine of the spotless mind (2004) is not your typical Hollywood rom-com. Its cinematic style is very original and by far out of the ordinary for its genre. The use of techniques and the way the film is produced is the reason why it is so memorable. The non-linear narrative is based around a middle-aged guy who falls in
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