An Introduction to Film

172 CHAPTER 5MISE-EN-SCÈNE and experiences while viewing it. A movie’s mise- en-scène subtly influences our mood as we watch, mu ...

simply distracted. But sometimes we also crave the kind of lavish visual extravaganza known as specta- cle. Cinema’s unique capa ...

WHAT IS MISE-EN-SCÈNE? 173 Guillermo del Toro’s Pan’s Labyrinth(2006). These movies challenge us to readtheir mise-en-scène and ...

WAYS OF LOOKING AT MOVIES 27 1 3 5a 2 4 5b creaking floorboards, the radio is all we hear. The reception is spotty and the speak ...

Far from Heavenuses mise-en-scène to reinforce characters and themes The surface perfection of Cathy Whitaker (Julianne Moore, c ...

28 CHAPTER 1LOOKING AT MOVIES 8 6a 7a 6b 7b looming appearance feels almost aggressive; the filmmakers are building tension and ...

Impressive mise-en-scène for Hitchcock’s Rear WindowIn Rear Window, director Alfred Hitchcock literally sets the stage by raisin ...

9 11 13 10 12 14a WAYS OF LOOKING AT MOVIES 29 (when the direction a character looks corresponds with the angle of a point-of-vi ...

room, and the prince’s dance with her is a sign to everyone at the ball of just how far the society has been transformed. He ble ...

30 CHAPTER 1LOOKING AT MOVIES 14b 15 16 18 20 22 17 19 21 23 ...

been threatened, confirmed, and celebrated over the course of twenty-three shots, ending with shots [17–23]. When continuity ret ...

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 WHAT IS MISE-EN-SCÈNE? 177 ...

32 CHAPTER 1LOOKING AT MOVIES Analyzing Movies As we said at the beginning of the chapter, the pri- mary goal of Looking at Movi ...

before the mise-en-scène overwhelms the narra - tive with overripe colors, swirling movements (of characters and camera), manic ...

MOVIES DESCRIBED OR ILLUSTRATED IN THIS CHAPTER 33 Questions for Review What do you think of when you hear the word movie? Has ...

contribute to your interpretation of a film’s mean- ings. Indeed, the more familiar you become with film history, the more you w ...

Knocked Up(2007). Judd Apatow, director. Krrish(2006). Rakesh Roshan, director. Land in Anguish(1967). Glauber Rocha, director. ...

floating mountains, lush jungles, and cascading waterfalls fly and gallop some of the most imaginative and gorgeous airborne and ...

CHAPTER TWO Principles of Film Form The Tree of Life (2011). Terrence Malick, director. ...

36 CHAPTER 2PRINCIPLES OF FILM FORM as lighting, setting, props, costumes, and makeup within individual shots. Sound, another el ...