Mise-en-scene
The film that i have chosen is Casino Royale, The 6 main parts of Mise-en-scene is Production Design, Lighting, Colour and Era. I will talk about what impact they have on the characters and how they represent the characters to the audience, either in positive or negative way.
Production Design consists of, Locations, Props and costumes. Locations are essential to set the scene and give a different sense of feeling, they go to many exotic places in the film and it helps set and atmosphere and give the viewer a feeling that they are in a different country, as they are actually in the film as well. It can provide a challenge.obstacle for James bond or allow the plot to advance. The locations in Casino Royal are: Prague,Venice,Montenegro and the Bahamas, these quite different locations from each other gives the audience escapism as they may not have been to these locations and they can see some of the surroundings in those countries and the famous landmarks, such as the canals in Venice is shown in the film.
The costumes that the characters wear are usually suits, this could be to represent them in a positive way of showing them being rich and that they are of a high status, he is an English Agent and he has to look good in the films with classy suits, this shows that they successful and have 'made' it in life, it could also represent them being hard working, as many viewers would connote suits being worn by business men who have companies etc.
The props in Casino Royale are very suited to an Action/Spy film, The first Prop is the use of high performance cars. This shows the characters as being rich, or it could show that they are highly skilled at driving and can work well under pressure as they can control the cars at very fast speeds, however during the car chase, James bond crashes on purpose in order to save the woman he loves, this represents James bond as being a caring and loving person as he would rather crash his £300,000 aston martin, and so this can cause the audience to sympathize with the character and hope he finishes his mission, as the crash could have killed him as well.
Another frequently used prop is guns, James bond favorite is the pistol, but he does utilize the use of assault rifle as well, which are picked up form dead enemies, Guns are vital in a action/spy film as James bond couldn't kill all the enemies and catch the villain, The gun represents the characters in a way of them being strong, deadly, and possibly ruthless, and also them to be dangerous and threat to the person they are shooting at.
The last prop i focused on was the use of Poker chips, they are of big stakes. One of them is worth £100,000. Although the money staked is not Bond's, The UK government has given him £10 million for him to play in the high stakes poker game, This could show bond being trustworthy and being a highly skilled poker player, as he calls people's bluffs and wins the poker game to stop the villain funding terrorism. The poker chips show that the poker game is being held in a rich location, preferably a casino specially reserved for the players, which shows that the players are quite rich and wealthy and can afford to have a private match in a casino just reserved for them.
The lighting in the film is mostly artificial, This is because it would be very hard to capture the essential lighting needed for the film, if it was in a dark scene, then they would need some artificial lighting to show what the characters are doing, this is especially shown in the torture scene, in casino royale there is some artificial light to show just about what we need to seem but it is kept dark to fit the scene, as it goes with the torture being physical and mental.
The Torture scene has a dominant colour of being black, the suits worn by the torturer, and the surroundings are all black, this could connote death at a first instance as, bond is being tortured and could possibly die from it, Also black could also connote that it is never going to end, as if they are never going to stop torturing him until he gives the password, and so it is also the mental pain of knowing that it will never finish.
For the Acting, i focused on the main character of James Bond, He comes across as being quite mischievous as he drinks a lot of alcohol on his mission, and usually falls in love with a woman in every film, and so he can be more 'single-minded' and acts like he wants rather than follow strict rules or protocols laid out by the MI5 as other agents would follow. He is also represented as being intelligent as he can work out the villains bluff, and he wins the poker game, however before he has become arrogant and lost the hand to the villain and has to ask for a buy in.
A quote is :
Dryden: ( Pointing a gun at bond) Shame, we barely got to know each other. ( Shoots but reliases that there is no bullets.
Bond: ( Holds up magazine with bullets) I know where you keep your gun, i suppose that's something.
The Era the film is set in is the late 2000's, due to the use of sports cars and modern weapons.There are also a few scenes that include hacking and modern gadgets being used which reinforces the idea that is is set in the modern times, in some telephone calls you can also see the date being 2006, the year that the film was released.
Production Design consists of, Locations, Props and costumes. Locations are essential to set the scene and give a different sense of feeling, they go to many exotic places in the film and it helps set and atmosphere and give the viewer a feeling that they are in a different country, as they are actually in the film as well. It can provide a challenge.obstacle for James bond or allow the plot to advance. The locations in Casino Royal are: Prague,Venice,Montenegro and the Bahamas, these quite different locations from each other gives the audience escapism as they may not have been to these locations and they can see some of the surroundings in those countries and the famous landmarks, such as the canals in Venice is shown in the film.
The costumes that the characters wear are usually suits, this could be to represent them in a positive way of showing them being rich and that they are of a high status, he is an English Agent and he has to look good in the films with classy suits, this shows that they successful and have 'made' it in life, it could also represent them being hard working, as many viewers would connote suits being worn by business men who have companies etc.
The props in Casino Royale are very suited to an Action/Spy film, The first Prop is the use of high performance cars. This shows the characters as being rich, or it could show that they are highly skilled at driving and can work well under pressure as they can control the cars at very fast speeds, however during the car chase, James bond crashes on purpose in order to save the woman he loves, this represents James bond as being a caring and loving person as he would rather crash his £300,000 aston martin, and so this can cause the audience to sympathize with the character and hope he finishes his mission, as the crash could have killed him as well.
Another frequently used prop is guns, James bond favorite is the pistol, but he does utilize the use of assault rifle as well, which are picked up form dead enemies, Guns are vital in a action/spy film as James bond couldn't kill all the enemies and catch the villain, The gun represents the characters in a way of them being strong, deadly, and possibly ruthless, and also them to be dangerous and threat to the person they are shooting at.
The last prop i focused on was the use of Poker chips, they are of big stakes. One of them is worth £100,000. Although the money staked is not Bond's, The UK government has given him £10 million for him to play in the high stakes poker game, This could show bond being trustworthy and being a highly skilled poker player, as he calls people's bluffs and wins the poker game to stop the villain funding terrorism. The poker chips show that the poker game is being held in a rich location, preferably a casino specially reserved for the players, which shows that the players are quite rich and wealthy and can afford to have a private match in a casino just reserved for them.
The lighting in the film is mostly artificial, This is because it would be very hard to capture the essential lighting needed for the film, if it was in a dark scene, then they would need some artificial lighting to show what the characters are doing, this is especially shown in the torture scene, in casino royale there is some artificial light to show just about what we need to seem but it is kept dark to fit the scene, as it goes with the torture being physical and mental.
The Torture scene has a dominant colour of being black, the suits worn by the torturer, and the surroundings are all black, this could connote death at a first instance as, bond is being tortured and could possibly die from it, Also black could also connote that it is never going to end, as if they are never going to stop torturing him until he gives the password, and so it is also the mental pain of knowing that it will never finish.
For the Acting, i focused on the main character of James Bond, He comes across as being quite mischievous as he drinks a lot of alcohol on his mission, and usually falls in love with a woman in every film, and so he can be more 'single-minded' and acts like he wants rather than follow strict rules or protocols laid out by the MI5 as other agents would follow. He is also represented as being intelligent as he can work out the villains bluff, and he wins the poker game, however before he has become arrogant and lost the hand to the villain and has to ask for a buy in.
A quote is :
Dryden: ( Pointing a gun at bond) Shame, we barely got to know each other. ( Shoots but reliases that there is no bullets.
Bond: ( Holds up magazine with bullets) I know where you keep your gun, i suppose that's something.
The Era the film is set in is the late 2000's, due to the use of sports cars and modern weapons.There are also a few scenes that include hacking and modern gadgets being used which reinforces the idea that is is set in the modern times, in some telephone calls you can also see the date being 2006, the year that the film was released.
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