Mise-en-scene

Mise-en-scene is seen as a Macro Element. It is also a lot of elements that can make up a a film. They are:

-Props

-Lights

-Locations

-Costumes

The words shown above are all of the things that make up mise-en-scene. Props are many things such as clothing, cars, weapons etc. These can be things that the characters use or wear during the film. Sometimes even the smallest of props can make a big impact on the film and make it look even more realistic.

Film Set Lighting

Lights are one of the most important things that will be used on a movie set. If a director uses lighting in the correct way, they can create some truly amazing scenes. Like for instance, in a horror film, the director can shine a light behind a character to find their facial expressions which can give a real horrific look and adds to the effect. Another great example of the use of lighting is in Brighton Rock. Light is seen as a key element in the film because the main character Pinkie, is always seen to be in the darkness , while Rose the female character, is always seen in the light. This is a classic example of the excellent use of lighting.

There is 3 different types of lighting:

Key Light- This is usually the brightest and most influential.

Back Light- Helps counteract the effect of the key light, which makes the character/object look more 'rounded'.

Filler Light- Helps to soften the harsh shadows that the use of the key and back lights crate. But there may also be more than filler light.

A typical Rom Com scene

Locations are basically essential to any film that is created. The location has to be correct for the kind of scene that the director is trying to create. For instance, if there was to be a car chase scene, we expect that they will be driving on a very busy road or motorway and trying to duck and weave in between traffic in a busy city. This can also be used in films such as Rom Com's where the location will need to be romantic and calming for the viewers to that everything fits in together as one.

A Futuristic Costume

Finally, there is the costumes. These are also important because we don't expect a 19th Century character to be walking in the middle of New York City, so we will be expecting that the costumes will be right for the time that the film is set in. One example could be Total Recall (2012), the characters are in the future and all the outfits that are in the movie are very futuristic and advanced which is appropriate for the time that it is set in

Narrative and Genre

Narrative and Genre

Narrative and Genre are two different things. Narrative means the way that the story is told and presented to the audience, while genre means the type of setting inside the film. For example, Saw can be classed as a Horror/Thriller because the audience never knows what will happen next so it adds suspense which thrills the audience. There is another type of of narrative called Linear Narrative. This is a normal type of narrative style because this means the the story line has a right order from start to finish and is easily understandable. While on the other hand, we have the Non-Linear Narrative. This means that the storyline for the film is mixed up, so the end of the film could be at the beginning. A good example of a Non-Linear Narrative is the film called Memento. This is where the storyline starts at the end and the storyline slowly goes back to the beginning of the film. This technique is excellently used in this movie.
Being able to use narrative in my own movie will be especially important because if the audience don't understand what the film is about, it might be easier if a narrator explains the story and says what has happened.
Genre can be seen as the way people define a movie. For example, The Avengers could be seen as an Action/Thriller because of the fighting scenes and the storyline. But it could also be put into the genre of Science Fiction because the characters are made up with unnatural superpowers and are not real.
This knowledge will help me majorly with my own movie because if I can use both of these techniques correctly, I will hopefully be able to get top marks when I am making my own film.

My New Blog Again....

Welcome to another one of my blogs... Since i started doing film Studies for A Level then decided to switch to Media, i kinda have to start my blog all over again! (Silly me) Well i think that this will give me a new start. This will also be good because i can improvise with my film studies blog, now i can turn it into my movie blog! Now i can record all of movies that i have seen and post them on here for all of you lovely people to see. If you want to check my movie blog, ill put a link underneath this post so that you can check it out for yourself. Well i guess that's my best welcome. be sure to come back and check up on my blog because there will always be new things being posted and that's a guarantee!

Coursework Brief

Coursework Brief

I have been given a brief that i need to read that will outline what task i need to do. The site that i need to go to the get the brief is the Robert Clack Media and Film Studies Blog. The address for the website is:

www.rcmediaandfilm.blogspot.com

I have been asked to make a title and opening sequence for a thriller type genre film. I have been given an example of a Thriller Film that was called North By Northwest. The Thriller genre can be seen as a movie which has action scenes, such as car chases, fights and brawls etc. The aim of a Thriller is to excite the audience. We have been restricted to having a maximum of 4 people per group to make sure that the teams aren't overcrowded or that there is enough work so that everyone in the group has something to do. The film that we are going to produce is going to be worth 60% of our total mark, while the blog that I am currently working on is worth 40%. Although the film has the most marks, both are equally important for me to achieve the top marks that I can get. Also the Foundation Portfolio is worth 50% of the overall AS level.