16- The Kuleshov effect

The Kuleshov effect is a film editing effect that was first done by the Russian filmmaker Lez Kuleshov in the 1910s-1920s. It is when a viewer can understand the meaning of a scene by two sequential shots. His examples are:

As this shows, two shots one after another can make the difference when the audience is deciding what the scene conveys. It can be as simple as the second shot showing different pictures, to help the audience decide what the character in the first shot is thinking, feeling or what kind of character they are. The first shot can be exactly the same but with the second one changing can change the outlook of the whole scene.

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11- Ferris bueller's day off- Mise en scene

Ferris beuller's day off is an 80s teenage comedy in which the main character, a confident, sly and clever high schooler does everything he can to ensure that he doesn't get caught while skipping school. On this day that he is not at school him, his girlfriend Sloane and best friend Cameron take a trip to Chicago which has its ups and downs. In one scene, because the miles on Cameron's dads Ferrari have been changed, Cameron goes "berserk", screams and pretends to go into a mental state. We then see Ferris and Sloane trying to wake him from this state while sitting in a pool and having him sit poolside. When Cameron slumps himself into the water, Ferris throws himself after him and brings him to the surface where Cameron wakes up and states that he was fine and was joking about being mad. This image shows Cameron sitting in the back of the car, dazed while Ferris drives and Sloane turns to him to Comfort him. The way that Ferris is shown as not caring for hi...

post 34- Micro elements of film form- the goldrush

Scene 1: the shotgun scene The opening scene of the Goldrush sees Charlie Chaplin trekking through the snow and coming across a house in the middle of nowhere. here is where he meets the two other characters; the other gold hunter and the man that lived in the house that they found. as the man doesn't know why the other charactors are in his house he pulls out a shotgun and points it at Chaplin in a funny way. Mise en scene: Costume and makeup: the costume of all three characters stays the same throughout this scene. Chaplin wearing his iconic suit unprepared for the weather, the other two wearing large fur coats and hats to keep warm. This makes Chaplin's character (the lone prospector) seem a lot smaller than The makeup in this scene is minimal as it is hardly needed as the black and white picture makes it hard to notice any makeup anyway. the only makeup used is the makeup around Chaplin's eyes to make him stand out in the film. Props: the props in this...

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