James Cameron utilises Mis-en-scene in Titanic to its full extent by exposing the viewer to a wide selection of Sets, Props, and costumes that are thematically accurate which helps the world-building and allows the audience to realise that they are in a time period very different from their own.

In the iconic scene that features Jack and Rose at the front of the titanic, the background shows the ocean making the audience aware of the ship’s location isolated away, in the middle of the sea in addition the lighting is dark and the sky is an orangy tint to create a sense of romance. And lastly, the set of the front of the ship also helps the audience visualise their location.

The costumes that the characters wear in the titanic are old fashioned to present that the film isn’t made in a modern period, in addition, Jack’s costume is more scruffy compared to roses which appear quite elegant to symbolise their wealth disparity.

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Final project can be watched here:

https://web.microsoftstream.com/video/c7e814cb-5b9a-4ce1-9918-d781093c93e9

https://web.microsoftstream.com/video/4901c198-e291-44ef-89bc-e22be08ac176

Here is an example of a match cut in ‘Saving Private Ryan’ (1998), where one of our protagonists ages as he changes from looking over his Best Friend’s Body, to looking over his Best Friend’s Grave in France.

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Critical Score: 8.8/10

The most memorable scene for me is the torpedo scene. Christopher Nolan accurately adds tension for the audience before the torpedo hits in this scene through a multitude of eye level shots; these shot types make the audience feel as if they are a soldier on the boat, at risk of the torpedo. A singular 2 second shot of the boat’s door locking closed behind the soldiers is also used to add suspense as the soldiers are now trapped into the vessel.

One of the most famous examples of an action match cut is in 2001: A Space Odyssey, where a primate throws a bone into the air. The next shot shows a similarly shaped spaceship, illustrating the progress of humanity and the passing of time between two scenes with one transition.