Film & TV Language: Mise-en-scene

 

1)

Die Hard:

Costume - He is wearing a vest top, suggesting he may be in some sort of rush or danger, this is further reinforced due to the dirt/blood that can be seen on his vest.

Lighting - The lighting is heavily concentrated on Bruce Willis' face and slightly in the background. Highlights he is a protagonist. 

Actor (placement and movement) - He is crawling in a vent, which suggests that he may be doing something important such as a mission. He is alone and in the central of the frame suggesting he has high importance in the movie.

Make-up - There is blood/dirt all over his face/clothes connoting that he is in distress or in a pressured situations which is hazardous. It also suggests that he has either killed someone, is being hunted and is used to doing something like this.

Props - He is holding a lighter which implies that he is a smoker, but in this case he is using it to lighten up his surroundings (Barthes action codes). The lighter usually ignites something, so it maybe foreshadowing how during the the movie, the plot will develop into more action.

Setting - He  is in a vent, which may mean that he is hiding from someone and trying to go somewhere secretly. Also not everyone would go into a vent so he may have a job which forces him do have a duty such as protecting people. He must be used to it. (Barthes enigma code - Why is he in the tunnel) 

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Rush Hour 

C- leather jacket, necklaces, - looks dodgy, got money, police uniform.

L - focused on the four actors in this scene , and on the C4 prop in the boot.

A - meeting in a car park, gang warfare , - protagonist dances at the end to show his achievement. Propps character types - hero vs villain. The police is the victim ,damsel in distress.

M - N/A

P - A bomb crime warfare, necklaces shows that the actors have a life of luxury.

S - In the middle of a car park/street. It is set in the night to create a sense of enigma (Barthes) as to who  the characters are, but to also show/create the dodgy atmosphere.

The Woman in Black

C - a 1800s/1900s posh suit, may suggest he is of high importance/rich, suggests ideas of a class system 

L - dull so it creates a sense of enigma and an eerie atmosphere, reflects the genre of mystery and horror

A - the protagonist seems like the victim in this scene and the ghost/women seems like the villain 

man has a mysterious vibe on him due to his slow movements and facial expressions (Propps) . lady keeps popping up randomly, suggest she is haunting this person.

M - the women has a white pale face suggesting she is some sort of ghost/spirit

P- old furniture (horror)

S- a grand mansion suggesting that the man is wealthy, further reinforced by the luxurious furniture inside the rooms. Abandoned place also reinforces the genre.