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In the film, "Agent Carter," the shot opens up with a flashback scene, including Captain America (Chris Evans) and Peggy (Hayley Atwell). The scene shows Captain America going into action while saying the final words to Peggy. This is done through the use of close-up and choker shots, which help show the intensity and emotion of the scene. Additionally, there is dim lighting which makes the scene feel more sorrowful. Along with the camera shots and lighting, the performance of the two actors helped enhance the scene -- the audience saw raw emotion through facial expressions and tears. The scene itself does not include much dialogue between the two and lets the performance make its impact. In the final moments of this scene, the instrumental music increases as it shows Captain America focusing on a picture of Peggy whilst he sacrifices himself in battle.  The next scene opens with the words "One Year Later" titled across the shot. This allows the audience to understa...

 

   I decided to comment on the mise-en-scene of the 2008 movie, "Mamma Mia!" I made this decision because this is one of my favorite movies and I think the setting, lighting, costumes, and staging are quite remarkable. For those unfamiliar, Mamma Mia takes place in the Greek Islands and features Donna Sheridan (Meryl Streep) who is preparing for her daughter's wedding. Her daughter Sophie (Amanda Seyfried), secretly invited three men from her mother's past in the hope of one of them being her real father. Mamma Mia is a jukebox movie-musical that is based on the songs of the Swedish pop band ABBA.  The movie opens in the dark of night on the island, and pictures Sophie mailing letters to her potential fathers. Deep Space is used in this opening scene. This opening sequence has the song “I Have a Dream” playing under it, and contains a variety of wide, low, follow, and cameo shots. Sophie is looking from the letters to the open ocean. Deep Space is used in this frame ...

Post Synchronization Dubbing: In my Contrast edits, I added two sounds of post synchronization dubbing which were not part of the original videos. I had video clips of two scenes of the same sky. The first was a gloomy, gray sky while the second was a beautiful and bright sunset. For the first clip, I dubbed a sound of a crowd booing which indicated its lack of excitement and appeal. While, in the second clip, I dubbed the sound of a crowd cheering, to exemplify the enthusiasm that comes with a pretty sunset. This is an example of Non-Diegetic sound because it is an extra effect that did not occur when the original clips were shot.  Voice-Over: In my Parallelism edits, I included a voiceover; which helps to explain who the figures are in the shot and what they are doing. I had myself speaking as if I was narrating a movie that showed the shots. I pointed out the figures in the shot, my friend Kira and myself, and then said how we were walking along the road on a bright and s...

 The professional film I chose is the Wizard of Oz. Apart from its memorable songs and characters, this film is loaded with iconic master edit shots that help guide the story of Dorothy Gale from Kansas who was swept up by a twister and taken to the land of Oz.  1. Leitmotiff Leitmotiff uses musical interludes or phrases that often repeat throughout a film. In the Wizard of Oz, the antagonist, mean old Miss. Gulch always enters the scene with the same musical theme playing behind her. The first video shows the scene of her making her way on her bike to the Gale family farm to take Dorothy's dog, Toto, away. The second video shows the scene where Dorothy is inside her house as it is swept up in the twister. She sees Miss. Gulch ride her bike through the twister and then turns into the Wicked Witch of the West flying on her broomstick. In both clips, the same instrumentals are played. Whenever the audience hears this tune throughout the rest of the movie, they know that the Gulc...