Your scene descriptions should be detailed and talk about all aspects of both the mise-en-scene and the cinematography. Discuss some of the reasons why the director may have used particular elements of the mise-en-scene and cinematography. These reasons might include, e.g.: establishing the genre, tell the stories, set a mood, or reveal the characters.
Choose one of the clips from the “Editing” section and analyze the use of editing in one short paragraph. In your analysis, describe the transitions between specific shots and the overall effect this has on the scene. Choose one of the clips from the “Cinematography” section and analyze the use of cinematography in one short […]
Identify at least two key issues or questions that are particularly problematic or controversial or striking or worthy of exploring. These would be issues/questions that can be supported by at least two of the articles. They may be points on which the critics agree or disagree, issues that weren’t adequately addressed, or ideas that are […]
The long take is an interesting topic to cover and there is scope to expand this into a dissertation, especially if you come at it from different angles e.g. edited and unedited approach. ‘Edited’ would include works like 1917 (Mendes, 2020) or Rope (Hitchcock, 1948), where shots are stitched together in post to create a ‘oner’ and ‘unedited’ could […]
