Order Description
PART ONE: Writing in complete sentences and paragraphs and supporting your observations with evidence, do a mise en scene analysis of one of the selected scenes. Discuss each of the following elements of film ? define them and comment briefly on their symbolic significance in the scene you choose. For example, identify the dominant and explain why it is the dominant and then comment briefly on how it helps to add to the intensity of the scene or explain what it is happening (depending on the scene).
A. Dominant
B. Lighting Key
C. Shot and camera proxemics
D. Angle
E. Color Values
F. Density
G. Composition
H. Form
I. Framing
J. Depth
K. Character placement
L. Staging positions
M. Character proxemics
PART TWO: Describe four roles of editing as defined in the text and/or The Cutting Edge – describe clearly and completely and give a specific example of this role as seen in a specific film scene. The example can come from the text, The Cutting Edge film and/or your own film experience – please identify director and title of the film you choose.
