Mise en scene example

Mise en scene
Mise en scene is the arrangement of scenery and the different properties which represent were the scene is set and shows were the place the shot is, these can be shown to set the mise en scene by the stage settings, props in the scene, use of colour, lighting and characters. 

This is a clip of Harry Potter and the deathly Hallows part 2. I choose this as I think it has used the mise en scene perfect to set the scene and to show the audience what exactly is happening. The movie starts by showing the warner Brows sign and is very dark with spooky music in the background which then goes into a shot of showing all of the scary creatures outside the school of hogwarts, at this point all of the colours used are greys and black which gives the impression that something very dark has happened. It then goes into a shot of a teacher who is facing towards the rest of the dark school, his facial expression is very blank and looks worried which also gives the impression of the negativity in the shot. The mise en scene through the shots of darkness, the background music and people looking worried has given the audience the impression of the negativity which is to come in the film.

Secrets and lies

Secrets and lies

Children of men

Children of Men

Just as the opening sequence starts of Children Of Men it strangely starts with no sound and just the image of the Universal sign, this gives the opening scene a really effective way of grabbing the audience’s attention as this is unusual to start off with so the audience will think something is wrong however it is done to just draw their attention. Shortly after the universal sign disappears a voice over(VO) bridges into the film however there is no image whatsoever on the screen it is just a black screen, this is also used to draw attention to the audience as they will be paying more attention to what the voice over is saying. The VO at this point has not been distracted by any visuals therefore they are talking about a key message which is talking about all the dystopia which has been happening. After this there is now a scene in a London cafe where everyone is watching the news on the TV, there is also a TV behind them which shows the viewers a clear image of what news they are looking at. All of the tones in this scene are tones of grey/ green which are very dull and represent darkness and negativity; this could be implying that something bad is going to happen later on in the film. After a few seconds of looking at them in the cafe a man begins to work through the crowd oblivious to the news, he then is in centre frame of the shot which could indicate that he is important and this creates enigma as the audience will be thinking who is this actor and what importance is he going to have to the film. The man orders a drink and then walks out, whilst he walks out the camera follows behind him swiftly as if the camera is someone following him. This also gives a feeling that this man has a high importance to the film for someone to actually follow them.  There’s then a pan shot of the city so that the audience can see the area and then begins to follow the man down the road again. The man begins to then drink which could indicate that there’s nothing better to as there’s so much tragedy going on at the moment and it may  be helping him deal with the  circumstances. The camera then goes round the man to face the other side of the street suddenly at this point a large explosion happens coming out of a shop the man jumps back but the camera then moves in but juddering, this is  done to give the audience a better look to see what has happened. A woman comes running out screaming with a high pitch and holding one of her arms in the other hand, the screaming leaves a ring in your ear and this is done on purpose to then give the audience an idea of how you would feel to be in the actual scene yourself.

Film Production

The steps of production

1.     The preproduction

The first step in production is looking for inspiration using books, newspapers; they then pitch the idea to each other and talk to the producer about the film ideas, look at finances to see the cost.

2.     Development Finance

Next you present the pitch, then approach the film production and apply for a grant either public or private.

3.     Script Development

This is the production part, you need to produce a synopsis, write a draft to send to the finances and do the final draft.

4.     The next step is to look for actors to fit the specific roles for the film and then you need to find the actual cost of the film to see if it is affordable.

5.     Travel to look for investments on the film, you need to draw up contracts for the film so that all the deals are sealed and you need to make sure that all of the findings are done.

6.     Make sure all actors have been found and that the full cast have been hired, detailed preparation for the shots have been done.

7.     The next step you need to make sure that everything is kept to schedule with acting, camera, lighting, sound and effects are done so that you don’t run out of time and rush the making.

8.     Post Production

By this stage you need a rough cut of the film has to be done, you need to begin looking at the sounds, effects, titles, then final cut is done.

9.     You need to then sell the product, make and release and trailer and if there is enough money in the budget to then do a high profile screening.

10.  You then need to do a press and media coverage and you need to advertise to selling the film to cinemas.

11.  Distribution

This is the final step where you release a premiere date and then finally release the actual film.

Questionaire

questions	Julia	Lucy	Joei	Niro	Shaan
What is your favourite film?	Intouchables	Picture Perfect	Hunger games	Fast Furious 6	Harry Potter deathly hallows part 2
How often months do you go to the cinema?	3 times a month	2 times a month	3 times a month	1 time a month	2 times a month
What is your favourite genre?	Drama	Comedy	Romcom	Action	Action
How much money do you spend on a film?	£7	£7	£7	£6/7	£7
Do you stream films?	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
What are your thoughts on piracy?	Don’t think it is very good but still use it.	Don’t care I use it.	I use it I like it.	I don’t care I use it.	It’s good.

 

I did a survey on my class to see what differences of the same target market were and how often they go to the cinema, how much they roughly spend, do they stream films, thoughts on piracy and there favourite genre.By doing this survey on people in my class I found that a lot of people in the target market age between 16-18 most popular genres are action and that a lot of people my age go to the cinema often with up to 3 times a month.  I also found that a lot of my target market do stream films and think that it is ok to do so and don’t really see any negative points about it.

Camera Movement - Zoom

This a example of a zooming shot. Zooming is used to either focus or  get closer so something or someone. Zooming is used usually with a still camera but can be used with a moving one.