Mise-en-scene blog task
In this still image mise en scene is used to show the audience that the character is afraid of something through the use of facial expressions and make up. The room is dimly lit which connotes to something ominous being present or coming up, which is also an enigma code as we don’t know what she’s afraid of. This image uses lighting and a zoomed in shot through what seems to be a door/closet which makes it seem as if it’s taken from the pov of someone or something that’s looking at her, possibly the thing she’s afraid of. The first movie clip is from the movie ‘Halloween’ which is a horror movie. The second movie clip is from the movie “scary movie” which is a comedy/horror parody. In the movie halloween the mise en scene is used to create a dark and scary scene however in the movie scary movie, it’s used to make the movie more laughable than scary. In halloween, the scene is dark the entire time and this lack of lighting creates more fear and tension as the character seem