MEST2: Existing product research

The clips that i will be looking at are similar to the genre we will be looking at in the production or some elements fit the genre/production we are looking to do. 

Lilting 

Mise-en-scene – In this scene the costume that the characters are wearing seems very neutral, that a average person would wear, this shows that characters are trying to say that they are average people; working class maybe. The clothes seem to be looking like the time of the year that they shot the movie would be around winter time as the atmosphere looks warm, but with the clothing the characters are wearing seems to be as if it is near winter time. The lighting in this scene seemed to be high key lighting, as more filters were used and key light to give the atmosphere as bright and influencing lighting, although the filler lights also helps balance to soften the shadows that were created by the key light. The make up those characters wore to keep natural. Furthermore, the facial express of the characters are realistic to the narrative and engages the audience to create an identification with both of the characters as they are both showing emotion that can be connected with easily but the audience. It also shows a hint of ideology because of the dialogue being exchanged can support the idea of it.  There are no props used that are seen in this clip.  

Camerawork- At the start of the clip, the camera framing is first of a medium shot, so the audience can see all of the characters in the scene and the relationship they have by how close they are sitting from one and other, this can be important because it gives a hint to audience of the relationship of the characters are and how close they are. After that soon became close up shots, so the audience can see the emotion and they are trying to get across to the audience by their facial expression. There was no camera movement used in this scene.

Sound – the sound being used are one and other exchanging just dialogues.

Editing - The editing was in continuity editing and the style of the editing was all in straight cuts but at the end there is a fade out to black which lets the audience know that they scene is over.
Target audience: 
15 - sex and nudity: they are scenes that show two men laying naked in bed, kissing. It is not visible and the characters are covered by the bed sheets, but the scene is sensual but not sexual. Others scenes of making a man making several sexual jokes and actions are sexually shown back. 
Violence & Gore: characters dying. 
Profanity: Contains bad language such as the C word. 
Alcohol/drugs/smoking 
Frightening/intense scenes

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind 

Mise-en-scene – in this scene, the characters wear customers that can express their identities so the audience can create identification with them. As for the girl character, she is wearing something colours mainly red and black, these colours can represent her, so the colour red can represent the idea of her being dangerous, maybe toxic as the red is mainly on her but full of love too, the unique style can be the reason why the male character has something towards her. For the male character as he is mainly wearing the color black, this can mean there is something dark about the character that hasn’t be unfolded yet into the narrative. As the setting is set is in library, the lighting is bright as if they have used top lighting, so it is used to accentuate the features of the characters, this can be balanced by the key light and the filter light too, this can be because the lighting helps to create a naturalistic mood into the scene and a mood that audience can create an identification with the atmosphere as well because it is a setting that everyone can relate with.  The make up for the two character are natural too, this supports the idea of the whole setting and atmosphere being naturalistic, the make up isn’t to much so it doesn’t over power the character. The props that are being used is books as they are in a setting where they are books surrounding the two characters.

Camerawork- The camera moment had various of movement in the scene, for example it had tracking shots, which allowed us as the audience to follow the characters and see where they were taking us into the narrative, this can be due for us as the audience to create an identification with the characters as we move further into the narrative. The camera movement that was also used was panning; this allowed us to see the setting that the characters were in but also the distance between the two characters and tries to point out where there relationship lies. The camera was used free hand, which made the mood for the scene even more naturalistic look within the scene. The framing was mainly close up shots, when they were in intimate moments, which showed us as the audience that there is something like chemistry between the characters because of their body language and the movement they show to one and other, the camera framing too also supported this.

Sound – The sound that was being used was parallel to the music and it supports the scene, because it is a soft tone and compliments the scene, also to what the characters are trying to show to the audience, it is supported by the sound. It is a non-dietetic sound.

Editing – The editing is mainly continuity editing and straight cuts are being involved during the scene.
Target audience: 
Rated R for language, some drugs and some sexual content. 
Sex and nudity: 5/10
Violence and gore: 3/10
Profanity: 7/10
Alcohol/Drugs/Smoking: 3/10
Frightening/intense scenes: 6/10

Boyhood 

Mise-en-scene – In this scene, the setting is set in a home, this setting seems like a working class home that audience can relate too, this movie can be related to audience who would be around 16-35+? In there working class so they can create identification with them easily. The costume can also be related to how the character are trying to relate to the target audience, by the mother wearing rough casual clothes, communicated to the audience of what kind of environment or class they were and how the story could be lead. The lighting is also naturalistic and high key lighting was being used, but also supported with the lamplights that were used in the to support the lighting that they were trying to create.  The make up is also naturalistic. The main theme was seemed to be naturalistic so it was easier for the audience to engage to the surroundings as well to the narrative. This could be something that brings the audience and the characters together. There wasn't many props used, but the facial expression and body language communicates their emotion to what they are trying express within the narrative.

Camerawork- The camerawork that has been mostly used in the scene is the framing the director has used which is the close up. The close up shots allows audience to see how the character is feeling by the facial expression they are showing in to the character so the audience can create identification with the character with is the mother.

 Sound – There is no sound in this scene, expect dialogue being exchanged. Although there is the sound of the mother crying, this is a dietetic sound as it is being heard, this is related to the dialogues and the sound of a mother crying.

Editing – The editing is continuity editing so audience can follow through the narrative clearly and understanding what is going on. The style of editing is being used is straight cuts mainly, when the camera is having shot/reverse shot, to see what the characters reaction are.
Target audience: Rated R - language including sexual reference, and for teen drug and alcohol use. 
Sex & Nudity: contains humours 'awkward' scene - dad talking to his daughter about the protection of condoms. 
Violence and Gore: characters that are abusive alcoholic. Dramatic violence - wife gets smashed her head into a wall by the father who is abusive. 
Profanity: bad language used regularly also actions that can be rude - hand gestures (the middle finger) 
Alcohol/drugs/smoking
Frightening/Intense scenes. 

   Donnie Darko 

Mise-en-scene – The setting seems to be in a home, there is a slightly difference between the two characters in terms of the clothing they are wearing, you can see that they two characters are different because of the clothing they are wearing, this sets the difference between them that the audience straight way notices. The boy seems to be wearing causal clothing, wearing a grey jumper, this can describe the mood the character is feeling: dull and grumpy. While the therapist is wearing professional clothing: blouse and trousers, this seems like they are in business mode where the therapist is in business and helping the boy with the feelings he is facing and describing to both the audience and therapist. This can bring an emotional and capturing atmosphere to the scene because it allows the audience to create an identification with the character as he allowing the customers to get to know and telling a part of him that he may be uncomfortable of telling, information or moments like this can sutrine sture the audience in many ways. The lighting in the room is very dark and dim, to create this, there is low key lighting and backlighting to create shadows within the narrative and scene, the atmosphere has a dark scene to it as it can represent the characters thoughts and feelings to what they are trying to put across.

Camerawork- The camerawork that has been used is mainly close up shots, so audience can see the facial expression and the emotion the character is trying to put across to the camera. They also have medium close up shots that can show the relationship of what the two characters have, this can be important because through the camera work, the audience can notice the intimate relationship they have with one and other and with how the boy character is telling the story, the audience are captured from the start and feel like they are there with the characters listening to what the character has to say.  There is also a slow motion effect added, so the audience can see that this may be an important scene or something is memorable, this is similar to the slow zoom.

 Sound – There is a sound bridge at the very start of the clip, which alerts the audiences to quickly pay attention and already try to see what is happening to what the character is saying and how it is linking to the moving footage we are seeing before the scene the dialogue is being said. When the music comes in, the parallel sound compliments the scene in which the audience are watching as it is non dietetic.

Editing – The scene has continuity editing, so the audience can see where the narrative goes and this way the audience can understand the narrative too which is key when watching a movie.
Target audience: 
Rated R - language, some drugs use and violence
Sex and nudity: characters having sex. sexual language and behaviour is used.
Violence & Gore: fighting and physical bad behaviour.
Profanity: use of bad language - the words like f, b and d words are frequently are used.
Alcohol/drugs/smoking - not graphic or explicitly detailed but a teenager using drugs like cocaine. 
Frightening/intense scene: few characters die. 

Girlhood

Mise-en-scene – in this scene the personalities of the characters came through from the start of the clip because it was something obvious, the personalities were reflected in the location/settings they were set in. Through the costume of the characters it showed that they may have seemed they came from a urban or ghetto surroundings and the movie was around that genre too, this came across quickly too because this way it makes it for the audience to understand the narrative much quicker and create an identification with them too. The lighting that is set in this is high key lighting with key light and filter light because as the location is set in the tube, this makes it easier to do the lighting because it needs it to have mainly natural light to make it as naturalist as possible, to audience to create an identification with the situation, the mood but also with the characters. They weren’t much make up on the characters as well as they narrative and the scene came across as natural as possible.

Camerawork- The camerawork seemed to bring the life out the scene about make it seem as if though the audience was in the surrounding with them too, the reason was because the camera was in eye level as somebody so we felt as if we were in the scene. Another camera movement was used was panning, the panning was tight, this made the scene even more realistic because in a tube as it is packed and a lot of rushed, it made the scene realistic, the panning helped the audience know the surrounding and see who was in the scene, this creates identification with the characters as the teenagers who could be watching this film may create a personal identity with the surroundings and the atmosphere that is set.

 Sound – The sound of the music is diegetic and parallel to the scene, even though it can seem as if the music is non-diegetic as the sound is so clear, through the use of prop makes it realistic.

Editing – The editing is continuity editing so audience can understand the narrative and what is happening in the scene. Straight cuts are mainly used when it comes down to the style of editing.

Target audience: 

16+ - rated r for language for some drug use and coarse language. 

Sex & Nudity

Violence & Gore

Profanity

Alcohol/Drugs/Smoking 

Frightening/Intense scenes