Mise-En-Scene Homework
Electrotherapy
scene
Setting
The setting in this scene is set in a room in a mental
health hospital in 1962, where electrotherapy would have taken place. The
setting has next to no detail and is completely white, indicating that the room
is sterile and only used for medical purposes, we know this because white is
considered a ‘pure’ colour and is quite often used in hospitals.
The lack of colour in the scene may make the audience
uncomfortable and wary of what’s to come because there is no specific colour to
set the mood. The size of the room is very small with a large amount of people
in so it would seem quite claustrophobic to both the main character and the
audience.
The setting shows
that the movie is a drama because it focuses on the main aspects of the room
(size, colour etc) and exaggerates them which makes it seem more dramatic. The setting
suggests that the mood of the scene would be lacking in emotion and performed
quite seriously because of the colour and the lack of detail, however, as the
scene goes on, we find out that it is the opposite of that.
The setting in the scene implies that the main character could
be unwell or that they might have some sort of mental health problem, this is
because the scene shows a doctor’s room and a large number of doctors and
nurses in it.
Costume
The costumes worn in this scene, much like the setting, are
very devoid of colour and lacking detail. The costume worn by the main
character is a plain white jumpsuit worn with brown boots, the costume in this
scene also includes a set of leather wrist restraints, this costume shows us
that the film was set in the 1960’s because the mental health hospitals have
since stopped the use of such restraints unless required.
The costume suggests that the main character has been held
in the mental health hospital for quite some time and has been required to wear
the outfit. The wrist restraints suggest that the main character could be
potentially dangerous or he has done something particularly harmful towards the
staff or peers.
Lighting
The lighting in this scene is very high key. The use of this
high key lighting could cause the audience to become quite shocked by the
brightness of the scene much like the main character would be when he enters
the room. This could be used to make the audience sympathise with the main
character which would make the audience feel more towards the character.
The lighting remains consistent throughout the scene which
would cause the audience to not know what to expect, causing the events and
actions to be a shock when they appear on screen. This is a good effect to use
because it leaves the audience in suspense and makes them want to watch on.
Figure expression and movement
In this scene, the main character is placed mainly in the
centre of the frame. This indicates that the character is usually the centre of
attention and the things happening in the scene would mainly happen to him. It
could also imply that the character is quite a show off and is used to having
most of the attention drawn to him.
The main character’s movement and attitude shows us that he
is a very comedic character and likes to talk a lot, however, in this
particular scene, the character shows slight worry in his facial expressions
and tone of voice, and his comedic attempts seem like he is trying to comfort
himself in order to keep himself calm for what happens next. Right before the
character receives the electroshock therapy, he is heard singing through the mouthpiece
and this is the main sign that he is nervous, as many people sing to themselves
in worrying situations.
The characters movements are calm and collected at first
when he is laid down on to table, however when he is asked to sit up for a
brief moment his actions become slightly more fast paced and he starts to
fidget a lot more, which is a clear sign of nervousness. When the electroshock
therapy takes place, his movements became a lot more frantic and the
convulsions that he receives from the electricity show us that he could be in
pain.
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