Research: Setting

What is Setting and It's Elements?

The setting of a scene, or frame describes the surroundings and atmosphere that is within it. Place and location are elements of setting that can easily show the audience where the film is taking place. For example, if the location was New York City you would see a code such as, the Statue of Liberty, which is a monument commonly associated with New York. The film's genre is another element of setting that can dictate the atmosphere. If a film was supposed to be an action movie, then the lighting would be predominantly dark; as well as, having a gritty mood.

Different time periods can play a crucial role in determining the setting of a film. If a film includes talking robots and flying boards. However, if a film included war helmets, metal armor, bloody swords, and gore then the film takes place during a medieval time period. Setting is one of the most recognizable forms of mise en scene. This is mainly because it is easy to analyze and identify.

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Research: Lighting

Who doesn't like a film with a lot of lighting? When the light is shined on a specific character of object your attention is attracted to it. That isn't a bad thing. In fact, that means that the person in charge of directing the film's lighting is doing his job well. The goal of using the mise en scene element known as, lighting is to emphasize the importance the object of character. Without lighting, it would be difficult to figure out why and object as simple as a strand of hair is so important. Proper lighting can also set the main character atmosphere in a film. When the lighting reflects of a character's face in the right angle, it gives them that feeling of relevancy within the film. It shows the character's dominance within the film. At the same time, it can demonstrate how lonely the character is too as well. It can show how lonesome the character is.

Camera Angles Slide PowerPoint Presentation

The last time that I did a post on camera angles, it was on a storyboard. Me and my team had to draw pictures of different camera angles. What makes this post different is that this time we had to take pictures and put them on a slide presentation. Me and my team had fun taking pictures and utilizing them in the most creative way possible. Moreover, in the process, we learned more about camera angles and their significance to film and photography, in general. The slide above was about a low-level shot. We talked about the meaning and significance of a low-level shot. By the way, the person we used in the picture tried his hardest to not break character. The shot had to be retaken at least three to four times. Moreover, we used a story about a student bumping into a taller student as a way of making the shot make sense. Moreover, in the slide above, we did an eye-level shot. In this slide, we talked about the meaning and significance of an eye-level shot. Moreo...

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