Thursday, 6 November 2014

American Beauty Mise En Scene


Mise En Scene
In this scene we see that the lighting is very dark around the room and gives us the feeling that the parents showing their anger towards each other as dark can represent anger. All the lighting is centred around the girl and she seems to be the centre of the attention of the scene and throughout the film. The props show us that the family is very upper class as they have candles and wine glasses on the table shows they are upper class. Also they are all symmetrical so it looks like the whole meal is staged and shows that the family is tearing apart. Also with the costumes they are wearing it seems that the parents are dressed in very formal clothing shows they are upper class. But the girl in the centre of the picture is completely different and looks rebellious by the colours that she is wearing shows that she is a danger and in love. Colour in this scene is very dull until you get to the girl in the centre she looks out of place as all the colourful objects are around her and it looks like she is brightening up the room. All the characters in this shot seem to be very angry in there posture as the man has his fists clenched to show that there is anger towards a character and they all look miserable. Also they are all quite isolated from each other as normally a family would be sat close together engaging in conversation. Also each of their facial expressions show anger towards a different character but the women are mainly focusing on the man as they look agitated with each other in this scene. The hair and make up most of their hair cuts are normal but the make up is mainly focused on the girl in the centre as she is the important character in the scene. The shot is a very wide shot to back up the point that the family is isolated.

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