Jared Potts Ms. Reeves Film/Capstone 4 November 2012 Mise-en-Scene: The Strangers The Strangers (Bertino) is a 2008 horror/thriller film‚ directed by Bryan Bertino‚ and starring Liv Tyler and Scott Speedman. Based on true events‚ The Strangers‚ tells of a young couple‚ Kristen McKay (Liv Tyler) and James Hoyt (Scott Speedman)‚ who stay in the Hoyts’ rural summer home after attending a wedding. Throughout the night‚ three people in masks (Kip Weeks‚ Gemma Ward‚ and Laura Margolis)‚ one man and
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the novel‚ he defends a black man accused of raping a white woman. The novel focuses on the racial issues that form around this case. Another‚ much different‚ literary work that also deals with similar issues of inequality is the Harry Potter series. The Harry Potter series‚ written by J.K Rowling‚ focuses on the inequalities in a fictional world of wizards. Similar to To Kill a Mockingbird‚ there is a hierarchy in society based on birth. Just as the white people are considered to be “above”
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Harry Potter and the Gender Identification Discourse. The Harry Potter series is arguably the most successful work of literature in the postmodern era (in terms of financial success and mainstream pop culture recognition). To talk about the movies‚ one has to include the books on which it has been based. Also‚ the movies do not include the details of the plot- it represents the series of events and are time-bound. The characterization of women in postmodern (popular) media is often in stark contrast
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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
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Christmas with her children. Soon she discovers that her own children are going to leave the family home. All her sacrifices are so pointless. In the Life’s Parade at your Fingertips scene‚ Sirk brilliantly employs cinematography‚ camera movement‚ mise-an-scène and sound to highlight Cary’s growing sadness. By the end of the scene‚ Cary appears completely sorrowful and lost. For most of this scene‚ Sirk uses an eye-level medium shot and keeps making contrast. The daughter‚ Kay Scott (Gloria Talbott)
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and finding the sorcerer’s stone. 2. The movie starts out with Dumbledore and Professor McGonagall standing outside the Dursley’s house holding baby Harry‚ apparently someone named Voldemort killed his parents but didn’t kill the baby. Ten years later‚ the Dursley household is dominated by the Dursleys’ son‚ Dudley‚ who torments and bullies Harry. Dudley is spoiled‚ while Harry is forced to sleep in a cupboard under the stairs. Letters begin arriving for Harry from Hogwarts but Mr. Dursley keeps
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and turns found heavily within the scenes. Nosferatu (Count Orlak’s alter ego) falls for Hutter’s wife and moves in to the residence next door to the couple‚ where a series of events occur that would ultimately lead to the fanged beast’s demise. Mis en scene is a pivotal element throughout the film‚ especially for expressionist director Murnau‚ whose natural take on frightening the audience with the use of lighting‚ camera angles and framing supersedes that of directors who emphasize the huge props
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The Magic of Harry Potter “Mr. and Mrs. Dursley‚ of number four‚ Privet Drive were proud to say that they were perfectly normal‚ thank you very much.” This sentence introduced me‚ as well as countless others to the magical‚ fictional world of Harry Potter. Reading and watching Harry Potter is not only an escape from reality and stress outlet‚ but an entertaining alternative to mischievous activities. The series also teaches life lessons and morals that stick with you long after reading the last
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MISE-EN-SCENE [DR STRANGELOVE(1963)] Mise-en-scene (pronounced `Meez-ahn-sen ’) Mise-en-scene is a concept that was transposed from the theatre‚ where it meant that the director took into account everything that appeared on the stage; he took into account the effect of everything that appeared in the ’frame ’ of onstage space. These elements had to further the purpose and function of the play. So too in film. Generally there is nothing in a film frame that is not meant to be there‚ that is
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Mise-en-scène The placement of a prop or altering the way the light shines on a scene‚ however insignificant they may seem‚ are ways that the director can select and control meaning in a film. Such is in The Wizard of Oz (Victor Fleming‚ 1939)‚ specifically during the scene where Dorothy (Judy Galand) has been locked in the Wicked Witch of the West’s (Margaret Hamilton) castle room by herself; many aspects of mise-en-scene are noticeable. Many of the elements of the scene she is in contribute to
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