Examples Of Mise En Scene Cinematography

This Iconic film excelled in its mise-en-scene and cinematography. These stylistic elements made the film show a different point of view and performance. The aspects of mise-en-scene helped contribute to the story in a meaningful way. It gave us an idea of what kind of film it would be. An example of mise-en-scene is the costumes. The costuming in the movie , we see it through their clothing. Each outfit the character wears we can tell what kind of person they are. The costuming is what stuck out to me when watching the film. As a viewer , you can tell what kind of social group they belonged to by what they were wearing. The princess was Claire because she wore pink and diamonds. The athlete was Andrew because he wore a tanks and letterman jackets. The Brain was …show more content…
Alice was the basket case who wore all black. The Criminal was Bender who wore sunglasses, combat boots, and motorcycle gloves. Each color that they are wearing can mean something whether its pink or black it gives us a hint on what type of person they are. The students thought because of their social standing that they could not talk or be friends. They start to gradually open up to each other. Each one of them tries something new breaking out of their shell. A few examples is when Brian starts smoking, they start dancing, and the big thing is they start talking and revealing secrets about themselves. Hughes uses a few different camera angles and movements. He uses unique frames of editing and framing when they are by the lockers, outside the school, and in the library. Principal Vernon looks down at the them because they are students and he is in power and has authority. A camera angle we see is the conversation between the characters. Staging and blocking was an important element to show the character’s position. One example is when