“Purple Rain” is a movie about Prince and his singing career. The film was originally created to show off Princes musical talents to the world. The film uses a plethora of aesthetics to create meaning. The use of cinematography, editing, mise-en-scene, and narration all play a vital role in this. Without these vital aspects of the movie the audience would not be able to gain an understanding of what the movie actually means.
Cinematography creates the way that the audience perceives the mise-en-scene of the movie. There are many different aspects of cinematography. One is the use of shot angles. In the film “Purple Rain” we are shown a scene where Prince and his girlfriend are by a lake. We are first shown a crane shot of Princes girlfriend. …show more content…
This not only shows us the different types of camera angles used in the film, but it also shows us how the use of off screen eye contact is used. We know that both of the characters are looking at each other between each shot even though we do not see both characters in the mise-en-scene at the same time. The film also uses level shots. Level shots are where the main action occurring in the mise-en-scene occurs in the middle of the screen. An example of this is when Prince is performing on stage. The director most likely chose this type of shot because if we are shown low level shots part of the mise-en-scene would be blocked by the audience.
There are many ways that film makers use editing to create the way that we interpret a film. One way that editing is used in “Purple Rain” is discontinuity. Discontinuity editing is when scenes are edited or portrayed in a manner that is not continuous. The audience is given small pieces of information at a time, and then they can eventually put the pieces together to understand the larger picture. Discontinuity is …show more content…
In the movie “Purple Rain” lighting is used in several ways. It is used to draw the audience’s attention to specific parts of the mise-en-scene, show the audience what time of day the scene is supposed to be occurring at, and even to depict the feelings of characters. In the beginning of the film when Prince is performing on stage, the lighting used on the stage consisted of spot lights and strobe lights. The use of low lighting was used over the audience. This caused everyone to emphasize their attention on the stage and the performer instead of the other people in the audience. Lighting is also used inside of Princes house. It is always dark inside of the house to represent fear and sadness that is associated with his father. The clothing that the characters’ wear throughout the movie also changes the way that the audience perceives the mise-en-scene. The film took place back in the 1980’s. This meant that all of the characters depicted were wearing clothing from that time period. Throughout the duration of the movie prince is wearing a trench coat. Most of the characters in the film have big poufy hair. This is because that is what was in style back in this time period. The majority of the audience is shown wearing clothing from this time period as
Cinematography creates the way that the audience perceives the mise-en-scene of the movie. There are many different aspects of cinematography. One is the use of shot angles. In the film “Purple Rain” we are shown a scene where Prince and his girlfriend are by a lake. We are first shown a crane shot of Princes girlfriend. …show more content…
This not only shows us the different types of camera angles used in the film, but it also shows us how the use of off screen eye contact is used. We know that both of the characters are looking at each other between each shot even though we do not see both characters in the mise-en-scene at the same time. The film also uses level shots. Level shots are where the main action occurring in the mise-en-scene occurs in the middle of the screen. An example of this is when Prince is performing on stage. The director most likely chose this type of shot because if we are shown low level shots part of the mise-en-scene would be blocked by the audience.
There are many ways that film makers use editing to create the way that we interpret a film. One way that editing is used in “Purple Rain” is discontinuity. Discontinuity editing is when scenes are edited or portrayed in a manner that is not continuous. The audience is given small pieces of information at a time, and then they can eventually put the pieces together to understand the larger picture. Discontinuity is …show more content…
In the movie “Purple Rain” lighting is used in several ways. It is used to draw the audience’s attention to specific parts of the mise-en-scene, show the audience what time of day the scene is supposed to be occurring at, and even to depict the feelings of characters. In the beginning of the film when Prince is performing on stage, the lighting used on the stage consisted of spot lights and strobe lights. The use of low lighting was used over the audience. This caused everyone to emphasize their attention on the stage and the performer instead of the other people in the audience. Lighting is also used inside of Princes house. It is always dark inside of the house to represent fear and sadness that is associated with his father. The clothing that the characters’ wear throughout the movie also changes the way that the audience perceives the mise-en-scene. The film took place back in the 1980’s. This meant that all of the characters depicted were wearing clothing from that time period. Throughout the duration of the movie prince is wearing a trench coat. Most of the characters in the film have big poufy hair. This is because that is what was in style back in this time period. The majority of the audience is shown wearing clothing from this time period as