Alien

science fiction

MISE EN SCENE

- the setting was very dark and solid, it was all metal and square. it seemed like some kind of engineering, factory or mechanical place.
- the lighting was dark and and did not change throughout the film
- the costuming was very plain and made him seem very vulnerable
- the props werevery minimal
- the acting style was timid like the man was unsure about being there and was afraid of what he would find and where

CINEMATOGRAPHY

- the focus is mainly on the man the whole timebut as he walks slowly into a new area the camera goes to where he is as though we are looking through his eyes

- the perspective changes from looking at him (face on and behind him) and looking through his eyes and ants veiw

- the camera positions were at eye level for majority of the film. close ups and some medium shots

Academy Award Winners

My Winners~

Best Film: Valentines Day

Best Actor: Johnny Depp

Best Actress: Anne Hathaway

Best Supporting Actor: Logan Lerman

Best Supporting Actress: Kate Hudson

Best Director: James Cameron

Best Original Screenplay (script): James Cameron

Best Screen Adaption: Geoffry Fletcher

Best Cinematic Photography: Avatar - Mauro Fiore

Best Editing: Avatar

Best Special Effects: Avatar

Best Original Score (music): Nine

Best Costumes/Wardrobe: Nine

Best Title Sequence/Credits: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory

Best Short Film: A Matter of Loaf and Death - Nick Park

Working with Film Stills - 'Stalked'

WHAT IS HAPPENING IN THE FILM STILL BASED ON THE VISUAL CLUES?

A woman is walking down a long, dark tunnel - most likely at night time. She realises that a strange and mysterious man has been heading in the same direction as her for a while, but she never thought anything about it as there were lots of people going the same way. When she turned into the tunnel and he did as well, it became obvious to the woman that she was being stalked. She is taking quick looks back in the mans direction to see if he is still following her.

MISE EN SCENE:

The lighting is effective in making the man seem more mysterious as it is dark around him. They also help show that the tunnel is extremely long which builds tension as if the man decides to attack the woman or she starts running she has a long way to go before there are more people.

The man's clothing makes him more mysterious as the collar of his jacket covers his face.

The setting of the scene is in an extremely long tunnel.

GENRE:

The genre portrayed by the film still is horror and suspense. This is because the man is very mysterious and scary. The woman is also acting nervous and glancing back to get a look at the man who is stalking her. The long tunnel creates suspense as there is an opportunity for the man to attack without anyone noticing also if the woman ran away, it would take a long time which would create suspense as well.

House of Flying Daggers

Mise-en-Scene
Genre: Foreign Action

Style of Acting:

• The movie is more about physical acting rather than dialogue.
• Clear use of body language to tell the story.
• Often with subtitles of voice over.

Props/Setting:

• Her robe was used as an extention of her arms - use of clothing to symbolise self.
• The use of drums as a metaphor for a heartbeat, the way she sees, her being trapped.
• The swords symbolise death, control, protection. The sound off the sword symbolises disorientation.
• Symbols of chinese culture in the use of text and motifs.
• The beans were a symbol of a challenge,envy and control.

Lighting:

• soft, cool lighting - exagerated their movements with its simplicity.
• The background was dull but the character's clothing was bright sybolising her inner strength.

CINEMATOGRAPHY

• camera movements
  
  • quick
  • direct
  • focus on character
  • gradual (by use of dolley)
  • birds eye view
  • eye level
  • higher shutter speed

Definitions:

Cinematography is the making of lighting and camera choices when recording photographic images for the cinema. It is the art and technique of making and reproducing motion pictures.

• Cinematography can begin with rolls of film or a digital imaging sensor.
  
• Advancements in film emulsion and grain structure have led to a wide range of film stocks available to cinematographers. The selection of a film stock is one of the first decisions they must make during any film production.

http://en/wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinematography

Mise-en-scene is an expression used in the theatre and film industry to describe the design aspects of a production.

• Mise en scene literally means putting on stage.
  
• When applied to the cinema, mise-en-scene refers to everything that appears before the camera and it's arrangement - sets, props, actors, costumes and lighting.
  
• Mise-en-scene also includes the positioning and movement of actors on the set, which is called blocking.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mise_en_scene