Blade-runner uses Mise En Scene specifically with the set and costume design throughout the film. In the first scene the main think you focus on is the grit and grime of the world. The future in the film, shows us how everything is overpopulated and dirty. The neon lights and smoke is occasionally shown throughout with lights being casted through the smoke as if to expose to the audience the feeling of suffocation and isolation. Everything looks wet and uncomfortable, people wear clothing with dull colours that seem worn and nothing looks very new. That is the setup for this world.

The next thing brought to the audience’s attention is the futuristic technology which has clearly advanced from now which includes replicants, flying cars, cloned animals and androids with limited life span made to do the humans’ work.

The plot of the story revolves around replicants that have hijacked a spaceship and need to be destroyed. Throughout the movie we see animals that have been cloned and have certain characteristics that differ from real animals such as an owl with an eerie glow in its eyes. We also see a flying police car roaming around the town in the air.

A technique used to create an eeriness to the movie and lighting is the amount of smoke used throughout the film. Most of the characters smoke cigarettes and there is smoke or fog is nearly every scene. The smoke is a form of mise en scene as it helps to establish how this new world is because smoke can signify something that needs to be cleaned or purified, therefore it creates a sense that the futuristic world is dirtier than how it is now.

I also chose suicide squad for this one too because in one scene after the Joker jumps in the vat to save Harley Quinn, you have Joker and Quinn in that disgusting green fluid. Beautifully, you have the red paint around the joker, and the blue around Quinn. It almost looks like a red/blue yin-yang.

I have chosen the famous continuous shot from The Shining (1980 , directed by Stanley Kubrick) because it feels as if something is following the main character and the camera  is following him at a fast pace and this helps to create a sense of tension within the scene and Kubrick has suggested that the camera represents the spirit of the hotel that was watching Danny. In addition , the shot helps to establish the claustrophobic nature and that the Torrence family are trapped within it and this can make some of the audience feel wary of what is about to occur.

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This example for film stock and aspect ratio comes from The Good , The Bad and The Ugly (1966 , directed by Sergio Leone) and I chose it because this film has a grainy quality to it and that helps to set the mood for the film and this film utilizes widescreen shots and that gives you a sense of the immense scale of the film.

I chose this from ‘Schindler’s List’ (By Steven Spielberg, 1993) mainly because of this particularly memorable scene. Everything is darkness; except this young child walking through the Polish streets, a bright red figure clad against darkness. This is not just visually appealing, it also has significance to the plot because it represents innocence and brightness in a time of chaos and misery

I chose this example from ‘Reservoir Dogs’ (By Quentin Tarantino, 1992) because of it’s spectacular and innovative development of the fore and background. From the scene below, you can see that everything is well-balanced. The ‘victim’ of such is trapped in the foreground, with the villain in the middle; blocking the exit which we can see in the background. This unique positioning ensures that the audience can feel part of the audience as there is much perspective

I chose ‘The Man Who Wasn’t There’ (By Joel and Ethan Coen, 2001) as an excellent example of composition. The whole film uses clever angles and framing, but this particular scene stands out to me because of the rhythm and perspective. There is an aspect of leading lines which draws the audience in immediately, and a strong balance across the scene. The line across the table is an interesting concept because it physically separates the two characters; Ed and Doris across from each other

I think ‘Lights Out’ (by  David Sandberg, 2016) is the best example of lighting techniques demonstrated in film. The movie plot is based around lighting and darkness, which leads to many dark scenes only using limited light but in very effective ways as displayed below. I think the movie is effective as centralizing the significance of light because it manages to use shadows and mainly low-key lighting to create an eerie atmosphere.

1) Avengers: Infinity War 

2) Black Panther 

3) Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom 

4) Incredibles 2 

5) Deadpool 2 

6) Mission: Impossible – Fallout 

7) Ant Man and The Wasp 

8) Ready Player One 

9) Hong Hai Xing Dong 

10) Tang Ren Jie Tan An 2 

Looking at this film, you can clearly tell that the film industry recently is mostly dominated by action films, taking up every single one of the top 10, with 4/10 of them being Marvel films. Looking at that, we can clearly tell that the public want mindless action films with familiar superhero’s. Art films and films that take years to make don’t get as much recognition, Marvel however, sticks to a formula of action, with comedy and a plot twist. With their massive budgets, these films always become big. However, you can also see that there are 2 Chinese films at the bottom of the list. These films are only shown in China; however, china is populated by over a billion people, meaning that a load of people get to see it. These films are usually used as some sort of propaganda, meaning that most of the public end up seeing it one way or another. And considering they’re starved for films over there, because Cina doesn’t get every film that America makes, they usually watch these films over and over because it’s all they’ve got. But as you can see by the list, America is clearly dominating the film market all over the world. Bollywood in India is another big film business, however, judging by the top ten list as of now, Bollywood isn’t as popular as America and China. Cultural films, art films and films just trying to send a message aren’t seen by as wide an audience anymore, this is because when people go to the cinema, they usually want to go to have a good time. A lot of those views at the box-office is children going to see a film, children wouldn’t care about the message of films such as ‘Love Simon’ or ‘The Shape of Water’. Action films appeal to a wider audience, meaning more opportunities to make money off the film, which is the main goal of company’s like Marvel, to make money.