Mise-en-scene

Mise-en-scene of a still image

Mise-en scene is the French word what means everything in the scene/frame. The mise-en scene is used in order to set the scene and setting, it allows audiences to one establish the genre but two it allows the audience to have a certain expectation based on the genre. The mise-en scene is broken down in several parts but can be paired up as each one is closely linked with another.

Costume & make up-

The image I am analysing today is the Avengers. The costumes used in the poster of the film are iconic Costumes such as iron man which is a very well-known character, another iconic character is Thor. Both Characters are wearing a costume which helps the audience to understand the genre of the film but also who they are. The makeup used throughout the poster is a black for of powder used to imitate soot on the Face to show they there has been some form of action which help the audience to identify the type of film.

Lighting & colour- 

The lighting used it low-key lighting which has been used in order to show “dark times” which means that something bad has happened or is going to happened which is a typical story line for superhero movies. The colours used on iron man is a metallic red which suggests that he can be seen as futuristic due the metal suit that he is wearing, also the blue lights in his hand again show that he may be from the future as he is not holding a weapon. Again with Thor ,a metallic silver is used which creates an impression that he is from the future , the hammer that he uses make the audience feel that he could be from the past however as he does not have a gun.

Setting & props-

The setting of the film is based in a typical city location which tends to normally be New York. This helps the audience get a better understanding of what the film may be about and where the film will be set. A range of props have been used in order to help show what the genre of the film is , guns ,bow and arrow, shield and a hammer show that they film use weapon which suggests some form of action scene in order to attack or to defend something which helps strengthen the genre of the film.

Actors & body language/placement-

The actors used are well known actors, where some have stared in action films, such as Samuel L Jackson who stared in snakes on a plane which was also an action adventure film, Chris Hemsworth is also another example who came in Thor the movie which again was an action adventure film. This helps the audience again understand the genre of the film but also allow for a certain expectation due the actors and actress used based on previously films. The placement of characters is also very important, the placement of characters can allow a suggestion of importance in the film but also which character the film will be mainly orientated about.

media mise-en-scene comparison.

costumes and make up- the costume of all 3 films is different the first film is set in the 1970/80 where as grown up and the avengers is set in the current time period the costumes used helps indicate what genre the film maybe  for example the avengers characters are wearing super hero costumes which suggests what the film may be about. grown ups a scene where all of the character are wearing the same t-shirt suggests that there may be an aspect of sport in the film. the make up in avengers is used in order to replicate dust and debris on the face , where as in the conjuring the mother and father seem to have make up used n order to show stress, which helps in order to make the family look ordinary. 

lighting and colour- through out the conjuring most scene are shown with low key lighting which suggests mystery and also a setting for a horror movie. The avengers has low key lighting which is similar to the conjuring which suggests that the film is about mystery of some form of dilemma. grown ups on the other hand is more made of high key. This suggests that the film is more happy which can give a suggestion of comedy. the colours used in the conjuring are very plan and not vibrant make the audience feel dull , the avengers alongside grown ups consists of more vibrant colours make the audience feel more happy and less fearful as they feel that by watching the film they will feel happy.

setting and props- the setting of the conjuring is in mainly shown to be in one place which is the house making audience , the avengers and grown ups on the other hand have more of a range showing different scenes which show different settings and a suggestion of what the film will be about and located. the props used in the conjuring are advanced electrical machines showing that hi tech machinery is being used for the came also scenes of how its used is also shown an example is when listening for noises in the cellar, the avenger uses a range or props such as weapons. the grown ups on the other hand has a range of props such as the basketball which suggests signs of sport.

actors & body language/placement - the actors in the conjuring were actors used in a previous successful horror film which was insidious, he was the main character in insidious and also the conjuring this meant we may have already had a fan base. in the avengers the placement of characters varied which suggested that importance of each character ran through out the film as no one character had more scenes then others. In grown up there are 5 main characters through out the film however more light is shown on adam sandler then the rest.