Tuesday 24 January 2012

PERFORMANCE

1) To make up an effective performance actors use a combination of body language and facial expressions as well as varying the tone, pitch and volume of their voice. For example in Good Will Hunting Robin Williams used a lot of hand movements as he begins to get into the story he is telling. When he becomes more excited he stands up and jumps around as if to reenact out the memory he is speaking about. He also closes his eyes a lot as if to reminisce in the memory he's telling, and always has a small content smile when he talks about his wife. When he gets to an exciting part of the story his volume increases and becomes quicker and a higher pitch.

2) All the attributes that the actors bring to the screen effect me as an audience member because they make it a lot more believeable. They use the kind of facial expressions and different gesters that people would use as if it was really happening which involves the audience member even more, creating a connection between the actors and audience aswell as the TV show itself.

3) I believe acting effects a film a lot, if there is a peice of extremely bad acting it can completely put someone off watching that certain film. It's also the same as over acting, which has the potential to be really cringey. However, if the acting is brilliant it connects the audience more making it more believeable and reliable. It can also make the film a lot more dramatic and emotional, it can either make a film or break it.
4) I believe mise en scene isn't as important as the acting however still plays a large part in a performance. Acting involves the audience in the film whereas mise en scene is just there and always will be. However they are both extremely important and a film/tv show wouldn't be as effective or dramatic without one or the other.

Thursday 19 January 2012

Costume and make up


PARTY ANIMAL !

·        Frizzy wild hair, shows she has been out for a while (hair has gone a bit wild).

·        Tight black corset, ‘slutty’. Doesn’t leave much to the imagination.

·        High top trainer’s show that she’s a bit of a ‘chav’ deep down so doesn’t care too much about her appearance.  

·        Outfit is a bit tacky.

·        Only really cares about having a good time not so much how she comes across.

Tuesday 17 January 2012

Mise En Scene - Teenage Drama

The majority of teenage dramas include parties.

The Mise En Scene would include a lot of people all crowed throughout a house and garden. A lot of american teenage dramas all have the 'red cups' which would be the props, other props would be things like the bottles of alcohol. It's normally dark and has artifical lighting. There would be a lot of extras to fill out the venue and make the party look more realistic.

Mise En Scene - Hospital

Hospital genreThe majority of the time the corridors in the hospital will be long white or blue, these colours are used as they are calming. There is usually a lot of equipment within the corridors and sometimes the odd hospital bed. There are also chairs where visitors are allowed to sit and the doctors and nurses are usually seen running around a lot.
The hospital wards are also always very busy therefore a lot of extras will need to be used to make the set look realistic, extras will be patients, doctors, nurses or visitors so their outfits will range depending on the part they are playing. Finally all different kind of props will be used such as different hospital equipment and essentials.

Mise En Scene

Means 'in the scene'
It is everything within a frame (or shot), and tells the audience a lot about the movie quickly
  • Mise en scene includes....
  • the set
  • Props
  • Costumes
  • Make up
  • Extras
  • Lighting
  • It sets the scene 
The set is where the action takes place, for example, a car park, a living room, a classroom, a church.A prop is something that the character picks up and interacts with, for example, door is part of the set, a mug of tea is a prop.
Extras are people in the scene who are not the main characters - they may not speak or be seen for very long.