Drama Genre Powerpoint

 

 Agent Carter Aice Media Pratice Exam

The Film " Agent Carter" begins by creating suspense, tension, confusion and overall emotional distress in the opening scene. The audience is exposed to Cutaway editing, which occurs when the scenes switch between Agent Carter and her apperent lover. The cutaway is so slight , which is used to develop the tension the audience is already experiencing. Agent Carter is also exposed to another editing technique called  a Chocker shot; which holds the camera squarely on her face so the audience recieves the raw emotion Carter experiences. The plot is developed by the combination of these two elements early on in the movie; which catches the audience completely off guard. The contrast in Lighting of Agent Carter's setting versus that of her significant other's shows the difference in mood of both characters. This element of Mise- En- Scene establishes the extreme emotions Agent Carter is about to experience, almost acting like a foreshadowing element in the plot. The Low Lighting in the room Carter is in hints at sadness , or almost grief; where as her significant other remains in a joyous High Lighting, which symbolizes the happiness he has contributed in Agent Carter's life. Seconds later, the scene becomes completely dark, almost as if a reset of the plot has happened or a dramatic event has altered the course of the story. A larger cut-away is seen as the time frame advances a year ahead; which builds the tension among the audience as we do not know the events that have developed over that time frame.

The Digetic Sound of the alarm blaring transitions the audience into the next scene. The alarm symbolizes the change of Setting ( another element of Mise-En-Scene), which develops the idea that Agent Carter has experienced a development and change in her life. The audience should feel almost confused or shocked that the events accorded so rapidly in the plot. Another element of Mise- En- Scene, costume, changes drastically over this one year transformation. Agent Carter and her other co-workers are dressed in proffesional attire, which develops the notion of just how much her life has changed. After this scene develops, the Lighting and Setting once again switch to a Low Lighting dark office; which potrays a mysterious mood. This moves both the plot and audience mood along; as it is clear that something dramatic is going to occur. The repetiton of the previously mentioned Digetic sound, the alarm blaring, followed by the phone ringing, is used to create tension. The audience should be wondering who would be calling the empty office at this hour. 

The scene then transitions into a head-shot of Agent Carter walking towards a desolate building. The head-shot brings emphasis on Agent Carter's presence, showing the audience that for once, she is an important agent. The Mise- En- Scene element of staging is scene by the way the two men are positioned inside of the building. They are standing next to each other, and close to the window which indicates to the auidence that they may have plans to leave the building soon. During the fighting scene with Agent Carter and these two males, the presence of Non Digetic sound is seen. A third male is sitting inside of the building; oblivious to the violence occuring right behind his window. His sheer calmness and inability to hear the fighting sounds from outside adds an element of comedy and irony to this plot, which gives the auidence a relief from the tension that comes with the main plot.

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The movie I chose to observe was " Mean Girls". Mean Girls is a popular movie created by Paramount's theater , but is often overlooked when looking at the technical aspects of the film. Typically , Disney movies are what we think of when exploring the world of mise-en-scene areas , because the High lighting and unique costumes are often memorable.

The movie features a scene where the main character, Cady, is invited to sit at the Plastic's lunch table. The Lighting is noted to be a high lighting feature, which is commonly scene in comedies or musicals. The brightness of the scene represents optimism , which may even indicate that Cady meeting this group of girls is a positive achievement. The presence of light in the scene is key to telling the story of how Cady would meet these girls who played such a key role in her position in the movie.

The evolution of the main characters wardrobe plays a key part in the progression in the movie. Seen in the opening of the movie, Cady wears outfits unique to her own style and that of the style her parents have chosen for her. As Cady is recognized as becoming more " popular", we see her style become less of her own and more of a Plastics. Her character develops with her style; the more trendy her outfits become, the further gone she is. Towards the end of the movie, the final scenes show Cady wearing her club jackets and finally embracing her true self.

Examples of blocking are seen throughout this movie, with the placement of the plastics appearing to give them more power. In a particular scene in the middle of the movie, Cady is left standing on the driveway after Janice yells at her for not coming to the art show, and calls her a slew of names. In this moment, Janice appears taller than her because she is yelling at Cady from her car; giving Janice more power over Cady. This scene shows the turning point of the movie, and the low point for Cady. In fact Low lighting is shown during this scene to create a contrast from the Cady in the beginning of the movie to the current Cady.

 "Five Master Edits with Sound effects" https://youtu.be/XtjqosGLotg 

1) The first example of Nondiegetic sound occurs in the first three shots with the subjects. The first subject is seen with her head down; going back to that example of parallelism. The character does not hear the audience booing as the camera is turned on her, meaning that the sound effects added over the clip were Nondiegetic. This first clip makes the audience feel like its frowned upon to be sad, adding to the notion that the first subject is a downer. The same feelings occur when the second subject appears on camera, as the same sound is followed up when they are featured. The final subject , Zoe, has a different nondiegtic sound as the camera pans to her. To show parallelism, the audience is likely to feel the opposite way about Zoe. Her attitude and the cheers from the audience show that she is an optimistic character.

2) The following scene with the subject sitting and typing with suspenseful background music is an example of Post synchronization dubbing, because the music was added to the scene after it was filmed. The subject was typing aggressively to increase the intensity of the scence, showing how fast the time was passed during their working hours. This scence makes the audience feel scared and anxious about the events that are occurring.

3) The next scene with the subject walking in the doors is featured with a voice-over. However, this is not a typical voice-over. This voice-over features both music and the laughter of the subject. When doing this voice - over, the audience learns about the true feelings of one of the subjects. The subject finds it humors when one of the characters, Chandler, walks into a room. These moments are supposed to make the audience feel relief and a moment of shared comedy.

4) The second to final scence in this short film features Music. The Music in this film is upbeat and almost nostalgic, hinting at the audience that the adventure has come to a close. This Music was carefully selected to bring the theme of the film back together, which is focused around  different concepts of time and friendship. The audience should feel comfort and joy in this scene.

5) The final scene to this short film shows Carson sitting down at the back of the classroom, giving a heart to the audience. The Natural Sound of this clip ( direct sound) , was chosen to be left in this scence. The almost complete silence truly gives a conclusion to this short film, which should leave the audience wanting more.

 

The opening scene to the movie " Scooby Doo and the Monster of Mexico" parallels the scenes that proceeds. Shown in this seen is one of the side characters' son trying to retrieve his beloved dog from the clutches of the antagonistic, The Monster of Mexico. In a sense, the young boy feels as if it is his duty to protect his dog, as if he were the dog's guardian. However, the young boy freezes up in the face of the monster , and needs someone to save him. In the same way that this young boy attempts to save whom he is responsible for,  the young boy's father, Luis, wants to protect him. In the next scene, we watch Luis parallel his sons behavior, by racing to remove his child from the path of danger. Despite this, Luis is no match for the Mexican Monster. Both Luis and his son fail to stand up too the monster, and end up running to safety.

In this scene we see the main characters, Scooby Doo and Shaggy attempting to indulge in a large pizza. However, this is just the surface of the scene. The way the characters are willing to split their food with one another, and even station in the same house is symbolic of their friendship. Scooby Doo, as known to the audience, is a dog. Typically, dogs have the desire to eat anything they come in contact with, as well as are not understanding to the concept of sharing. The way Scooby Doo was willing to wait for the pizza, and share it with his best friend shows how deep the roots of this friendship are.

The scene above demonstrates the concept of Simultaneity, which is where two scenes are cut at different times or areas, to move the plot along. The entire Mystery Incorporated  gang is traveling to Mexico to unravel the mystery behind this mysterious monster. The scene begins with the crew's Mystery Machine coming to a standstill in traffic at the border. The audience feels anxious as they observe the expression's on the young teens faces. We see the scene stall for a few seconds, before transitioning into a different area, where the audience views the Mystery Machine driving at a high speed towards them. The audience should be relieved, as this change in location signals that the Gang is getting to their destination.

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The first clip seen in our short film is an example of parallelism. Parallelism can be defined as a similar comparison between different time periods, different characters, or behaviors. In this scence, we see myself and Luca mirroring each others behavior. The way we cope with the feelings of sadness are similar, but not 100 percent a replica of each other. The emotions are portrayed through the lowering of my head towards the ground, which indicates feelings of guilt and disappointment. Remorse is often associated with Sadness, which is why Luca and I can be seen to have similar body language.

In the second shot taken, parallelism is mirrored in an opposing way. The contrast between the body language of one of the subjects ( Luca), and the other subject ( Zoe), is clear. Zoe's body language is portrayed as being passionate towards the audience , which can be seen by the way she presents herself. Zoe sits up straight, while as Luca hunches over, showing the audience how the emotions each subject was feeling affected their posture. Zoe can be described as feeling joyous or confident, where as Luca's body language gives the image that he is in despair.

Simultaneity is portrayed in the third shot. Simultaneity is when a scence cuts from one time, or subject, to another scene somewhere else in time. This scene in particular shows an alarm clock counting down until it reaches 0 seconds, which signals the switch in time. The scence then cuts to the subject, Cayley, typing on a laptop. This is a metaphor for never having enough time in the day to finish the tasks at hand. The scene then switches to another alarm clock as it counts down, until the camera lands on the second subject, Chandler, typing rapidly. Both students feel as though time is against them.

In the next scene, we observe the subject, Chandler, demonstrating Leitmotif. Leitmotif is a reoccurring musical, or cinematic idea often associated with a subject. Chandler is associated with a violin passage based off of a pizzicato excerpt ( simply because Chandler is a minimalistic character). Anytime Chandler enters a room, we hear this sound following his entrance.

 The final scene shows an example of Symbolism. Symbolism is when an object, sign , or logo represents a deeper concept. In these scene, the heart made from flowers represents the love this group of friends has for each other. Love extends deeper than a material representation of a gift or symbol, It is a feeling.