Blocking a scene is simply “working out the details of an actor’s moves in relation to the camera.

staging is the process of selecting designing adapting or modifying the performance space for a play of film

Blocking – how an actor is expected to move and place themselves in front of the camera.

Staging – Placing, adapting or moving physical objects to suit the frame in a film.

Blocking – When and where the actors and objects move throughout the shot.

Staging – How the blocking is crafted in relation to the camera shot, how the shot is composed.

blocking: where when and how subjects are placed and move in frame

staging: the process of selecting designing adapting to or modifying the performance space for a film

Blocking: A term that describes where, when and how subjects are placed and move within the frame. Working out the details of an actors moves in relation to the camera.

Staging: The placement of objects in the frame as well as the camera in relation to your performance blocking.

blocking: the moving and position directions for actors on screen.

staging: the design and arrangement of a set on screen.

Blocking –

The term that describes where, when and how subjects are placed and moved within the frame.

Staging –

Is the process of selecting, designing, adapting to or modifying the performance space for a film.

blocking is working out the details of an actor’s moves in relation to the camera, You can also think of blocking as the choreography of a dance or a ballet: all the elements on the set (actors, extras, vehicles, crew, equipment) should move in perfect harmony with each other.

staging is the placement and movement of objects in the frame, as well as the camera in relation to your performance blocking.

Blocking –  the movement and positioning of actors – working out the details of an actor’s movements in relation to the camera. 

Staging – the placement and movement of objects in the frame, as well as the camera in relation to your performance blocking.

Historical and Political- The story takes place in Spain in the year 1944 during the early Francoist period five years after the Spanish Civil War. The film showcases a group of rebels fighting against an outpost of the fascist government. Ofelia is brought into the middle of the war zone in which she experiences the hardships it follows. An escape for her is the mystical elements she encounters throughout.

Social- Since the film takes place in the 1940’s, the representation of women is affected by the patriarchal society at the time. This is why women are often disrespected by the men in the film as seen with characters such as captain Vidal.

Technological- Director Del Torro used a mixture of CGI and practical effects in order to create the illusion of the mystical creatures seeming realistic as they can interact with the real world. He does this without breaking the immersion of the film