(500) Days Of Summer Mise En Scene Essay Example
(500) Days of Summer
It is a bright sunny day. The sun illuminating the white grey bland buildings which seem to stretch up and block a bigger view of the city. The buildings cluttered and suffocating the city, except for the park. A bench placed out from under anything as to enjoy the sun. To create a romantic spot for a couple who is sitting on the bench enjoying each other's company.
This shot, is a flash to end of the movie. "This is a story about boy meets girl, but you should know upfront this is not a love story." We are thrown into day (290) Tom is heartbroken, going on to tell how Summer just wants to be friends. The shot shows not a couple, but one man and one woman. Tom was happy for her, in a way that he knows he and Summer will never be again. Summer is engaged and Tom is off to a interview where he finds his new love, Autumn.
The dominant in this shot is Tom, sitting in the center of the screen turned away looking at the view. This view is Tom's favorite spot in the whole city, he says "There's a lot of beautiful stuff here too though." Replying to Summer as she points out parking lots. The shot looks to be mostly natural lighting of an overcast day. The bench is approximately 10 feet away from the camera creating an open shot.
The balance is neutral. The dark green grass shows that they are at a nice park surrounded by the city. There's an antique vintage coloring of the shot, possibly trying to show how old the buildings are. Any subsidiary contrasts are all in how beautiful the building are and how big they look.
Tom and Summer are sitting close, showing that they care about each other. The form is open to show that they are in public. The framing is loose being in a big public park. This shot suggests that there's nothing special about anyone with the little to no depth they use.
The character placement is to the right as to give scenery. There heads are just barely in the upper right hand of the shot. The characters are sitting
It is a bright sunny day. The sun illuminating the white grey bland buildings which seem to stretch up and block a bigger view of the city. The buildings cluttered and suffocating the city, except for the park. A bench placed out from under anything as to enjoy the sun. To create a romantic spot for a couple who is sitting on the bench enjoying each other's company.
This shot, is a flash to end of the movie. "This is a story about boy meets girl, but you should know upfront this is not a love story." We are thrown into day (290) Tom is heartbroken, going on to tell how Summer just wants to be friends. The shot shows not a couple, but one man and one woman. Tom was happy for her, in a way that he knows he and Summer will never be again. Summer is engaged and Tom is off to a interview where he finds his new love, Autumn.
The dominant in this shot is Tom, sitting in the center of the screen turned away looking at the view. This view is Tom's favorite spot in the whole city, he says "There's a lot of beautiful stuff here too though." Replying to Summer as she points out parking lots. The shot looks to be mostly natural lighting of an overcast day. The bench is approximately 10 feet away from the camera creating an open shot.
The balance is neutral. The dark green grass shows that they are at a nice park surrounded by the city. There's an antique vintage coloring of the shot, possibly trying to show how old the buildings are. Any subsidiary contrasts are all in how beautiful the building are and how big they look.
Tom and Summer are sitting close, showing that they care about each other. The form is open to show that they are in public. The framing is loose being in a big public park. This shot suggests that there's nothing special about anyone with the little to no depth they use.
The character placement is to the right as to give scenery. There heads are just barely in the upper right hand of the shot. The characters are sitting