Preliminary Exercise 4: Analyzing Mise en scene

What is Mise en scene

The movie I use to understand the topic of mise en scene is Inside out 2. The genre of the movie is coming to age, and the subgenre is comedy. How it is communicated through the opening scene of the movie, by Riley's emotion explaining Riley growth from the first movie. How she was able to make friends and join the hockey team. The producers of the film show this through the shots/scene in the opening scene. They show the colors of the emotions characters and to show how Riley feels, for example when she gets made at another player. Anger shows up and hits of red is shown in lighting. The also show through lighting to show how Riley is the main character, through how she was the first one to show up in the hockey ring by the lighting brighten up. It commutates how Riley is the main character and how we are following her growing up.

Section A 

General Information of Film
Film Title Inside out 2	Media Institution Name Walt Disney
Film Studio (s) Pixar Animation Studios for Walt Disney Pictures.	Director  Kelsey Mann
Year released June 14, 2024	Genre and sub-genres-coming-to-age and comedy
Cost of production (Budget) $200 million	Box Office 650 million
The movie is about Riley, and she is going through the transition of middle school to high school. But her two best friends are going to a different school then her, this causes her emotion to expand and react to this new situation. With that and the pressure of going to high school it causes her to go through a internal conflict.

Section B 

Setting

Definition:The place where the movie is set in

The setting is a hockey ring, with a bright light over heading it showing Riley and her team. Showing, that she is the ,ain charactger and the one we are following.

The setting is a city street scene at night. It illustrates a gloomy, neon-lit setting with a green overtone. No one is present on the street but the main character, Neo.

Message:We as the audience is following her and her Journy of

The atmosphere/mood of the opening sequence: Heartwarming because we as the watchers seeing Reily growing up

Location (Where and geographic description): It is in a ice ring for hockey

Time Period :Modern day

Time of Day: Moring/ afternoon

Culture/moral values of the setting: American culture

Job title:Teen

Acting

Definition: An actor movements, facial features, and emotions to coney a story

The acting in the opening scene shows how the main character is happy by the way she smile and happy to be with her friends by high five.

The acting is………livily because of the animation and to show the character going through this period in her life.

Messages: Is going through a transition in life is hard and scary

Atmosphere/mood of the opening sequence: Hopeful and exciting

Character portrayed: She is very excited to play hockey with her friends

Character appearance: (Tall, short, skinny, muscular, male, female, attractive, etc.) She is tall and skinny.

Character actions: She does actions in the opening that are represented by her emotions. For example, when she pushes someone her emotion anger.

Facial expressions and body language: When she went to the hockey ring she had a smile on her face, showing that she is happy abolut playing this sport

Voice quality/ tone: The ton is very excited and happy

Job title:Showing emotion

Set Design: Décor and Props

Definition:Are props or item that are their in a scene that convey a messaage

The hockey stick shows that Riley is a hockey player, and that it is important to her.With the serious look on her face.

Set design (décor and props)……. Hockey stick

Message:She is a hockey player

Atmosphere/mood of the opening sequence: An excited feeling through Riley being happy to play hockey

Décor: (Example: red and black checkered floors, yellow walls, modern furniture, old shabby curtains, etc.) Hockey stick

Props: Hockey stick

Job title: Hockey stick

Costumes, Hair and Make-up

Definition: What the character wear tro fit the time and place of the setting

Riley getting dress for her hockey team, so having uniform shows how serious it is to her. With her playing with her team members and the team she goes against.

The costume is…. Hockey uniform

The hair and make-up is ………..No makeup and hait is up in a ponytail

Message: That she is ready to play hockey

Atmosphere/mood of the opening sequence: Very hopeful

Costumes: Hockey uniform

Hair:Ponytail

Make-up: no makeup

Job title: Team player

Lighting

Definition: The way lighing is set in a \scene

When Riley first shows up in the ring, it shows how excited she is being a hockeyb player. With the light being there it shows she is the main character also.

Message: The lighting shnow how important Riley is in the movie, shes how main character

Atmosphere/mood of the opening sequence: She is the one we should care about, since we following her since the first movie

Light Direction: On Riley and her teamates

Light Source: On top of them

Light Quality: Bright

Job title:on top of the hockey ring

Composition

Definition: How dark or bright a scene is

The lighting was bright to show that the character is happy and excited to play hockey. When she first shows up to the hockey ring it brightens, and the character have a bid smile on her face.

The composition is: How bright or dim the light is

Message: The light getting bright on Riley show how

Atmosphere/mood of the opening sequence: A n exciting and rush feeling

Blocking in the frame: The hockey ring

Framing Balance: On her and her friends

Depth of Field: Bright on er

Focus: On Riley

Job title:

Color

Definition: To give off a feeling/emotion to the audience

The colors purple and blue is used in the opening scene, is to give the emotion character the spotlight. How blue and purple look in the movie it gives a clam feeling compared to the bright emotion characters.

The color is …… Purple and blue

Message:So the emotion of Riley can stand out, because they are bright and colorful

Atmosphere/mood of the opening sequence: To show how excited and ready to play hockey she is

Dominant Colors:Blue and purple

Meanings of colors: so it does not stand out the the emtotion characters

Job title: To show emotion

 -Reflection 

Through this assignment of analyzing Mise en scene, I was able to understand the elements of it. Through the opening scene, it shows what all the elements mean to send a message to the audience. By making the table I was able to know each element and what it means for the story and the message behind it. The process of making this table, which is a presentation, it was able to show what each element of Mise en scene mean, and how it was shown in the film. The technology I use to do the work was Word, I use it because it is easy to use as me being a beginner. Through this exercise I was able to learn about the how everything in a film sends a message, through the acting, lighting, and even costumers. It is there to show the story or the characters feelings. With working on this I was able to take the information I learn and put it in my movie. 

 

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