Throughout the rest of the clip diegetic sound is used through speech between the protagonist and the psychiatrist. In terms of the cinematography the over-shoulder shots when both are speaking are a medium shot but as time goes on the camera gradually zooms in and becomes a medium close up which helps the audience to identify with the characters and understand whats going on. This also allows the audience to see the emotions of the characters and what they are feeling.
Moreover, the mise-en-scene fits that of counselling session in which the counsellor is dressed sophisticatedly and the person being counselled is dressed in what ever they could find. The room is also appropriate for whats going on as its quite dull with a few paintings hanging on the wall and dated furniture.
BBFC:
Age rating-15 contains strong language, this films is more appealing to a younger audience, teenagers because the majority of the characters are quite young.
The scene above is from the film 'boyhood' and is the final
scene in the film, theres a constant non-diegetic sound with the cricket noises
emphasising how isolated this place is. Also, the echoes in the persons voice
who is shouting reinforces how isolated the area is but means everybody is
together. Furthermore, the majority of the shots are straight cuts and just get
straight to the point and goes along with the simplicity of the scene.
Moreover, there is a long shot of the two people starring at a large boulder
which then cuts back to the medium close up of the two people having an awkward
conversation, the medium close up allows the audience to see the facial expressions
of the protagonist and the other character which reveal that they may admire
each other but are too embarrassed to say anything.
The landscape is
rugged and isolated but also relaxed as the lighting is low-key giving it a
natural feel and with this being the end scene and with the sun setting in the
background it represents the ending of the film but its an ending on a positive
note.
BBFC:
Strong language, sex references, drug use - 15, In my
opinion, I think people who like this film will be predominantly young adults
from around the age of 18-20 to those who are middle-aged. This is due to the
fact that it may provide them with a sense of nostalgia as they think about
parts of their childhood as they grew up, and maybe draw parallels between
their growth as well as the growth of the main protagonist.
In this scene from ‘Eternal sunshine’ we are seeing one of
the protagonists memories, Most of the
shots appear to be tracking shots from behind the bookcases, the mise-en-scene
tells us this is a flashback as again the protagonist Jim Carey has changed his
hair colour, so the mise-en-scene of the clip suggests that is being shot as
a flashback. Another aspect of the
mise-en-scene helps to set the scene, as you can see in the background this
scene is shot in a Library, this is show by the there being a vast amounts of
books, the setting in the library may also be significant as it could help
explain the narrative. Libraries are normally associated with serenity and
quiet.
The cinematography in this clip and the whole film isn't
filmed with hi-tech equipment that can eradicate camera shake, by the looks of
it the majority of the film was done by a handheld camera. This is unusual for
a film to be produced like this, however it does look quite good and this is
why it is such a highly rated film. The effect the hand held motion has is that
it makes the audience feel more engaged and as if they were there as the shot
could be said to be in the POV shot. The shot also tracks/follows the actors
when they walk down the book isle, this could have been used so that the
audience can follow the conversation, that is more of a literal observation as
it makes it seem much more realistic and natural.
There wasn't much editing used but when there was it showed
a slower pace as there were very few
cuts in this scene. This could be because like early the connotations of a
Library are for it to be quiet and tranquil so by there being a slow pace it
makes the whole scene more natural.
BBFC:
Contains strong
language and moderate sex references-15 this would be typically for a female audience
in their 20’s onwards but not that much younger.
This scene from ‘Girlhood’ successfully uses mise-en-scene
in this clip and allows us to see where this particular scene was filmed, this
was shot on a train as we are able to see the girls hanging onto a bar and other
people in the background of what looks to be a carriage. Also we could make an
assumption based on what sort of clothes they are wearing that these girls may
come from a poorer background and take pleasure in ‘little things’and may be
considered lower class in their community. If you were to look at the narrative
of this film you would know that these girls are part of a street gang so the
way they dress is important to their body image and that is how an audience can
recognise or sympathise with them as you may not normally see a Girl gang
dressing smart.
It is also worth noting that the sound in this clip is all
dietetic, for example the music played throughout the whole clip comes from a
mobile phone, this gives the whole clip a more realistic feel and it works well
in contrast with the sound of the train which could be non-dietetic but we
aren't left any clues that it is. Also the non-diegeitc sound of the train also
adds to the natural feel.
The cinematography of the clip is also significant as the
camera has a lot of sway which in understandable as this clip is being
filmed on what we are led to believe a
moving train. It is all filmed as a medium close up as all we see of the girls
dancing is their shoulders and above, all though we see the background it is
out of focus so therefore unimportant.
There is also very few cuts so we know the pace is slow and this could
be because it may be trying to show a developmental moments in the plot as we
see the protagonist learning how to dance.
BBFC:
strong language, violence, drug use, this film would appeal
more to teenagers and more specifically females because all of the young actors
are female.
This scene from the falling uses a lot of cuts when editing
at the start of the film but also lacks effects at certain parts, this is done
to emphasise what is going on at that specific time and to grow attached to the
characters, and the sounds that were used were from the events that were taking
place such as the bell ringing. There is a voice over of a girl’s voice at the
start of the film which links back to the fast cuts and edits to indicate that
they’re flashbacks that the protagonist is having. It could also be due to the
fact that the girl is reading a book which could account for this happening as
she stops reading and decides to look away from her book. Also many of the
shots are medium close ups allowing us to further identify with the characters.
The scene then cuts to a diegetic noise of the bell ringing
in the school.The scene started off at the girl’s house and was then cut to the
school where the students were dressed in uniforms and were all girls
indicating that it is an all-girls school. There is also a lack of editing
through this scene so that the audience can identify the main characters so
that they can grow attached to them.This type of film would appeal more to
females than males. This is because the film is seen to interest women more
having more females and having a female protagonist, the film is also a
psychological horror which would be more likely to interest those of a higher
class as they’ve been to university and usually films that are educationally
interest them.
BBFC:
Age rating 15 strong sex
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