Film Language applied to 3 opening scenes

Clueless



Mise en scene-
 

costume- The costumes in this scene represent that they are wealthy people because they are smartly dressed, clean and well-groomed.
lighting- The lighting in this scene is high-key because it is a relatively happy and high sprit film. It is a bright film because it is sunny and pleasant American weather.

actors-There are three actors shown in this film. There is the main character who is an American teenage girl who has a wealthy upbringing
makeup- pleasant, daily, teenage make up. Nothing excentric but enough to make look presentable and smart.
props- A healthy smoothie is shown which gives across that they lead good lifestyles.
setting- This scene is set in a wealthy part of America

Camera-
frame- medium shot, close up, long shot
angle-
movement- the camera follows her when she is driving in the car.

Editing-
transition-
order of narrative-
pace- This scece has quite a fast pace because it is happy and girly. This represents a bubbly teenage girl well.
sfx-

Sound-
Music- typical girly teenage music
Contrapuntal/parralel- The music is pparallel to the scene because it sounds like typical American teenager music.
diagetic/non diagetic- diagetic
off screen-
voiceover- there is a voice over in this scene which is a narration by the main character.
emotion- happy/ no cares/ oblivious/ nieve





Cape Fear





Mise en scene-
 
costume- At the beginning of the scene the main character is only wearing trousers to show off his back and arm muscles to the camera when he is doing push ups. This makes him look tough and like a frightening criminal for being in a cell. It also shows off the large tattoo he has on his back which is of a Christian cross and two weighing scales coming off it.When he is told he can leave the prison he puts on his prison shirt. When he puts this on he blends in with all of the other prisoners making them all look the same and like a unity. When the shot cuts to him outside the prison he has different clothes on making it appear like this is a new chapter of his life and making people wonder what he will do or where he will go next.
lighting-
Actors- The main character is a criminal, we know this because he is kept locked in a prison cell. Prison guards walk him out of his cell
Make-up- They use make up to make him look tough. He is not pristine clean because he is kept in a prison cell. However, we know he looks after himself and takes pride in his appearance because he cares for his hair and exercises.
Props- He is not a stereotypical criminal thug shown by the items in his room.because of Pictures and symbolic items of powerful leaders in the man characters cell which show delusions of power.  .
Setting- This film scene is set in a prison. First in the cell then it cuts to outside of the prison.

Camera-
frame-
angle-
movement-The scenes starts off by tilting down and panning left/right to view pictures of powerful leaders.

Editing- There is only one cut in this scene where it cuts from inside the prison to outside. There is a graphic match
 The sound  and the flashing of the thunder is edited in after the filming.
transitions-
sfx- The clouds at the end of the scene are given the effect of a thunderstorm
pace- The shots are quite slow to add to the effect of
order of narrative-

Sound-
music-The sound is parallel to what is seen in the video because it is dramatic but could also be seen as a contrapuntal due to the music being slightly over exaggerated. 



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Mise en scene-
clothing-The costumes in this scene are suitable for their ages.
actors- There are two main characters shown who are madly in love with each other.
make up-
props- Their childhood scrapbook is very symbolic of their love. They use a glass jar to hold all their spare pennies, to help save for Niagara Falls but they keep having to break into it whenever something goes wrong. They do match on action shots to show the couple putting money into the jar whenever they walk past it over a long period of time.
setting-This scene is set in a family home environment.
lighting- The colours and brightness represent the mood of parts of the scene. When there are happy parts in the scene, bright colours are used. whereas where there are sad parts in the scene the colours are quite dark, giving it a somber effect.
Camera- The camera
frame-
angle-
movement-

Editing-
transition-
order of narrative-
pace- The pace of the scene depends of the mood of the character. It quickens when they are happy and slows down when they are sad.
sfx-

Sound-