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Office Space - Mise-en-scene

I have chosen this example of mise-en-scene as I feel it is a crucial element to the rest of the film and the juxtaposing soundtrack adds to its comedic element.

These are clearly people who are on the edge, people who have nothing to loose...

Touch Of Evil - Opening / Camera Movement

Within this sequence it is clear that the Mise-en-scene is generated by the camera movement on screen. The visual narrative starts with a bomb timer, and begins to follow the bomb, which has been placed in the boot of a car. Yet, rather than continue follow the car, the cameras remains focused on the main protagonists. The camera stays focused on the main characters within the car allowing the tension to build to its inevitable climax.

Night Of The Living Dead - Opening Scene

For me the Mise-en-scene in this piece is mainly created from the musical score, which accompanies the sequence. The score adds a sinister edge to the ordinary Norman Rockwell style imagery.

Camera Movement.1

Directing movement can be categorised in to 7 basic types of camera movement

1. Panning Shots - (Apollo 15)

2. Tilt Shots - (Citizen Kane 1941 Dir. Orson Welles)

3. Tracking Shots

4. Crane Shots - (High Noon 1952 Dir. Fred Zinnemann)

5. Steadicam Shots - (Rocky 1976 Dir. John G. Avildsen)

6. Aerial Shots - (Plymouth Aerial shot)

7. Handheld Shots

Studying Opening Scenes 1

For this project I will be looking at Opening Sequences within Film and how they can be used to grab the attention of the viewer, whilst leading on to the main narrative.

To kick things off I have chosen to look at one of my favourite opening sequences from Dead Man
( Dir. Jim Jarmusch - 1995).