Research part 5 Mis en Scene 1

 

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Elements	Denote each element noticed in the film opening.	Indicate connotations that support the genre. How does the setting elements indicate or support the genre and storytelling of the film opening? Provide codes to support your answers.
Time of day	Daytime (but in a dark setting)	To give a more dramatic and ominous feel to show how the narrator (George foreman) feels about that day
• Time period	Mid to late 1900’s	To let the audience know that this was some long time ago, may result in nostalgia to draw them into the movie.
• Location	A boxing ring inside a stadium	This was chosen because it makes for a great opening that will get the boxing fans watching this movie excited.
• Climate / Season	N/A, it’s inside a stadium.	N/A
Geography• Landscape or Outdoors / City / Country / Sea / Land / Desert.	A city somewhere in Houston, Texas	This gives a sense of a southerner feel to let us know that this is a poor area
• Culture / People (Moral attitudes/ core beliefs.)	Black culture	This element makes people more inclined to watch it so we can learn more about our culture and history.
• Social and Economic status	Poor	Made to give a true underdog story and resonate with people struggling with the same economic challenges as Foreman.

 

2. Set Design 

• Define set design in film. 

A field in film that focuses on the environment where the film unfolds 

• Document and describe the set design for the film opening. (Add 2 images.)  

A boxing ring surrounded by people watching the ongoing fight between the main character and his opponent. 

• What connotations do you read from the décor? 

Intense, and suspenseful  

• How does the set design illustrate support the characters, story, and/or connect audiences to the film’s genre? 

The set design introduces the audience 

• Indicate the signs and connotations that support the genre.  

 

3.Props 

1. Select props that are genre significant to the film opening of the film. Document how they support the genre and storytelling.  

 

7. Acting  

1. What is acting in the film? 

 

, the performing art in which movement, gesture, and intonation are used to realize a fictional character for the stage, for motion pictures, or for television.  

 

What are the elements of the acting?  

plot, characters, diction, thought, music, and spectacle