analyse of mise-en-scene

l/o: to analyse the mise-en-scene of uptown funk. Focusing on the connotations and how they create meaning for the audience.

Costume & props They were all wearing casual suits ,and him and 2 others was in hair dressers getting hair cut. The suits were 1990s style.	Lighting & color High key lighting = upbeat mood, happiness, lively. The main one was wearing a colorful suits.
Performance They were dancing and they were very sycronized , they was just going with the music.	Setting It looks like it was set and produced and filmed in a new York sort of place.

P- Bruno mars celebrity image is promoted in her music video through media language.

E- Bruno does this using the costumes and props.

E- the main character (bruno), his costume is very vibrant whereas the 5 or 6 around hi are wearing quite dull and bleak color of clothes.

E- the props add the bruno's image. For example, when the limozines go down the road with bruno and others are surrounding it.

12/02/20

• Identify a range of camera shots and lyrics used in uptown funk.
• Analyse why these shots, movements and angles are used in the video to create meaning.
• link camera to lighting, colour and mise-en-scene and how these elements of media language create meaning for the audience

Shot:
Mic, close up, extreme c/u, long shot, extreme long shot
Movement:
pan,tilt, tracking, zoom, handheld, ,focus pull
Angle:
high, low, dutch

1. shot name- medium shot. why used ? its fits both characters in the frame and allowed us to see their faces. Why used here? to show relationship between two characters.

2. shot name- close up why used - to see her face




24/02/20

Identify the 7 elements of mies-en-scene in the music video.
Analyse the connotations of the mise-en-scene and how it creates meaning for the audience.
Begin to make links and comparisons between the mise-en-scene for this video and uptown funk.

Lighting:
low key
high key
back lighting
under lighting
spotlight

Colour:
natural
stylised
saturated
non saturated


low key lighting is used on beyonces character whence looks down. By using low key lighting, beyonces face is half covered in shadows. The lighting could suggest to the audience that her character is depressed.

In this part of the video beyonce is shown in close up. here the lighting style has changed from light to dark. In my opinion this part of the video os lit this way because maybe she is realizing stuff that she didn't before.

Police outfit- shows she may have power. Shows she could be very serious and sets a intense and serious mood. Shows she is a police men.

P- The music videos for bruno mars' uptown funk and beyonces If I were a Boy have a very contrasting use of lighting and colour.
E- For example