(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
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Directed by Mike Nichols‚ The Graduate was released on December 22‚ 1967 as an American romance/drama. Featuring a young college student‚ Ben Braddock‚ and a married woman‚ Mrs. Robinson‚ whom both take a turn on the wild side. As the movie progresses we soon see the tables turn. As Elaine Robinson enters the movie she creates a big problem for her mother and Ben. Most of Ben and Mrs. Robinson’s relationship is shown in the dark or behind a door‚ however it enhanced the significance and created more
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An analysis on how Mise-en-scene and sound create meaning and generate response in the film Marnie‚ by Alfred Hitchcock. The scene is of Mark trying to rekindle Marnie’s memories from the night of her mother’s ‘accident’: Marnie‚ having seeing Mark trying to hold back her mother’s punches‚ begins to remember parts from that night. The first shot‚ of Marnie‚ her mother and Mark‚ uses Mise-en-scene to show the higher achy within the three characters. Whereas towards the beginning Hitchcock had always
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Film Studies 1800 5/28/13 Lesson 2 The Graduate For The Graduate I chose the sequence from where Ben’s father announces him coming out to the pool until the end of the scene where he is at the bottom of the pool. (Chapter 5 [all of it]: 20:53–24:25). In The Graduate the cinematic styles were portrayed in this sequence of the film. Mis-en-scene was represented right away from the scenery or background of the sequence. The background was of Ben’s pool with many family friends around. The
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Title of movie: Sin City For my essay on mise-en-scene‚ I will be talking about Sin City‚ written and directed by Frank Miller‚ Robert Rodriquez and Quentin Tarantino. In this film‚ there are many unique techniques used by the directors to portray emotions‚ hidden meanings and to determine mood. Sin City is a bold and brutal adaptation of the graphic novels written by Frank Miller. Mise-en-scene is a cinematic term‚ which refers to techniques used by directors to help construct a specific onscreen
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The blockbuster film Ocean ’s Eleven‚ released in 2001‚ was the first film of a trilogy of heist films directed by Steven Soderbergh. This big budget crime-thriller remake of the 1960 ’s Rat Pack favourite conveys the intricately thrilling plot where Daniel Ocean leads a rag-tag group of con artists and ex-cons for the monumental heist of 3 major Las Vegas Casinos. This sequence is significant because it sets up the diegesis of the film and also gives us an insight into the character of the protagonist
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the mis en scene‚ the film takes place in the 1940’s. The costumes support that era. For instance‚ one of the main characters Det. McPherson wears a trench coat and fedora which was standard clothing for that era. I feel that the mis en scene was effective throughout this film. In the scene were Det. McPherson is talking with Bessie about how the bottle of scotch appeared in Laura’s apartment‚ he
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Kirsten Thouvenot 323648 kdtf4d@mail.missouri.edu Film Studies 1800 Lesson 2 Mise-en-Scène The Graduate‚ a film released in 1967‚ involves a young man going through the crisis of finding himself after graduating college. Ben Braddock is at a stand still‚ unsure of what to do with his future. The film is set in the late 60’s in a suburban upper middle class area in Southern California. Mostly‚ the movie takes place at the Braddock’s home‚ a hotel nearby‚ a University‚ and a Church. The plot does
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Pool Scenes in The Graduate At first glance it may seem that the swimming pool in Ben’s backyard is no more than an insignificant setting-choice for the movie. After close examination‚ however‚ the pool fills a critical role as the symbol of the recent college-graduate’s internal struggle with decisions regarding his future. Key scenes involving the swimming pool and the related aquarium in Ben’s room chronicle the evolution of his transition from adolescents into adulthood. The opening scene
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The Virgin Suicides The Virgin Suicides is a film set in 1974‚ Michigan. The story follows four boys who are reflecting on their old neighbours‚ the five Lisbon sisters. The Lisbon sisters are strictly unreachable due to their overprotective parents. The Girls‚ Therese‚ Mary‚ Bonnie‚ Lux and Cecilia are the puzzle that fill the boys’ conversations. At the beginning of the film the youngest sister‚ Cecilia‚ attempts suicide as she slits her wrists in a bath. In attempt to make her feel better Mr
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