Mise en scene comparison

Mise En Scene Comparison




The image on the right shows us a female character dressed in an army outfit holding a gun, towards the camera.  The fact that a woman is holding a gun and dressed in an army uniform its quite ironic as women are usually portrayed as the weak and powerless character  however, in this case she is seen as a superior character in the frame. In addition, you can see an old fashioned car which suggests it is set in around in the   early 1920s. The car is also seen blown up with great amount of fires surrounding it, which suggests the genre of the movie is Action. It also portrays the female as powerful she is standing in front of the explosion and takes no notice of of it; she's focusing on something else rather than her safety  which tells us that she's loyal to her country. Furthermore, the make-up on the characters face looks like a typical woman's make-up which contrasts the fact that as she is a soldier, which connotes bravery, strength and dominance, she still wants to be feminine and lady-like. The lighting used is high-key lighting which allows the audience to see everything that's happening within the frame.

In the second frame, you can instantly tell that the genre of the film is a Sci-fi/action. This is firstly because of the weapons shown in the two male characters hands. They are not the ordinary weapons people use, they're the complete opposite. Secondly, I can tell its an action based film because of the facial expressions on their face as well as them holding their weapons firmly. The character facing towards the camera looks worried but annoyed at the same time. It looks like he's either trying to protect himself if anyone comes and jumps out on him or he's trying to find someone or something to kill. In addition,  the frame  it is set in an unusual and  unfamiliar place which suggests it could be set out of this world. Moreover, the characters are both wearing long robes which suggests it is not set in this time period; set a long time ago in a galaxy far away from earth. The lighting used is also high-key lighting which allows us to see everything within the frame.


In the last frame, you can see three characters, two of which are dressed in clean cut outfits wearing wings on their backs. You can also see that the main male protagonist who is wearing something unfamiliar to the audience. Its like he is wearing gear for a sport to protect himself from a ball or people. Moreover, you can see he looks quite surprised at the female character whereas she is seen smiling at him to say is if he had do to something but he didn't know anything about it. Furthermore, you can that the two characters on the right are both staring at the main character which suggests that he is the one who has to go on a mission. The fact the the other male character has no wings suggests he is just the female characters assistant. Furthermore, the lighting used is also high-key lighting which allows us to see everything within frame.