Mise-en-scène
Mise-en-scène is all the elements placed in front of the camera to be photographed such as settings and props, lighting, costumes, make-up and actors and their behavior. In a clip from the film 2001: A Space Odyssey, directed by Stanley Kubrick, mise-en-scene is used heavily to convey the major elements of the two sequences without the use of dialogue.
The first sequence is of a space ship moving through outer space, heading towards Jupiter. It is immediately easy to notice how the spaceship stands out against the darkness of space. All sides of the space ship become visible as it moves out towards Jupiter. Low-key lighting is used to create the shadowy appearance on the spaceship.
The second sequence begins with a man jogging along the “walls” of the spaceship. It appears as though he is walking on the walls of the spaceship because of how the camera is angled but he is actually just walking on deck. As he passes the camera, it quickly moves left to see him jogging away and back around. The camera is set at a 90-degree angle as he jogs by. There is also a shot at one point where the camera follows right behind him so it makes it feel like the viewer is following after him. The camera pans around repeatedly so he is seen jogging the entire time. This is …show more content…
Shortly after, there is a close up of his red glowing electronic eye and a point of view shot right through a fisheye lens. The two astronauts are still seen eating through his perspective. The shot of HAL monitoring them when they are not aware of this can give the impression that HAL is the eye that sees everything. He monitors all that happens in the spaceship. Since he is displayed as a red light, it makes him seem intimidating to viewers. Even though HAL is a computer, he mimics human brain activity and watches over the men in
Mise-en-scène is all the elements placed in front of the camera to be photographed such as settings and props, lighting, costumes, make-up and actors and their behavior. In a clip from the film 2001: A Space Odyssey, directed by Stanley Kubrick, mise-en-scene is used heavily to convey the major elements of the two sequences without the use of dialogue.
The first sequence is of a space ship moving through outer space, heading towards Jupiter. It is immediately easy to notice how the spaceship stands out against the darkness of space. All sides of the space ship become visible as it moves out towards Jupiter. Low-key lighting is used to create the shadowy appearance on the spaceship.
The second sequence begins with a man jogging along the “walls” of the spaceship. It appears as though he is walking on the walls of the spaceship because of how the camera is angled but he is actually just walking on deck. As he passes the camera, it quickly moves left to see him jogging away and back around. The camera is set at a 90-degree angle as he jogs by. There is also a shot at one point where the camera follows right behind him so it makes it feel like the viewer is following after him. The camera pans around repeatedly so he is seen jogging the entire time. This is …show more content…
Shortly after, there is a close up of his red glowing electronic eye and a point of view shot right through a fisheye lens. The two astronauts are still seen eating through his perspective. The shot of HAL monitoring them when they are not aware of this can give the impression that HAL is the eye that sees everything. He monitors all that happens in the spaceship. Since he is displayed as a red light, it makes him seem intimidating to viewers. Even though HAL is a computer, he mimics human brain activity and watches over the men in