Mise En Scene –

Locations –

Filmed in Texas, in the home state of the real Bonnie and Clyde, This use of historically accurate location adds to the mise en scene as it creates an immersive setting to film. With use of old timey buildings it intentionally recreates the appearance of a town in the 1930s.

Sets (Interiors) –

Set interiors are used within the mise en scene to often capture the dramatic elements of the films story line. This can be shown with a couple of scenes showing Clyde’s inability to make love to bonnie. It also is shown during the bank robberies and police home invasions.

Costumes –

Costumes in Bonnie and Clyde create a mise en scene as the actors are dressed up in clothing of the time. This can be shown with the first image showing some of the fashion styles for men and women within the 30’s. The second image is a recreation of a real photo of Bonnie, this creates a good mise en scene as it makes the costume fairly accurate to the time.

Props –

Props used for the mise en scene include the notorious weapons of the gangsters and mobsters alike from the 1920s, these include the tommy gun, nicknamed the “typewriter” for the sound it made when firing, pistols and revolvers as well such as smith and Wesson’s and colt M1911’s as seen in the second image.

Inside Bonnie and Clyde, the editing style used is continuity, this is because scenes take place after another, however within some occasional scenes, the film contains discontinuity as jump cuts are used. An example of this can seen with Clyde being injured after a fight with a shop owner, in the next scene however his wounds have cleared.

This has been intentionally done to create the effect of time passing between the scenes, providing through visual context why Clyde’s wounds have healed.