Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Throughout the whole trailer, music is being played in the background to set the tone and the feel of the film. It can also be used to build tension and at some points, the music changes to show that the tone of the film has changed at that time. At some points, the music is familiar as it sounds similar to the original Star Wars music. They may have chosen to use this music as a lot of people may know what Star Wars is will automatically understand that it is a part of the Star Wars franchise, and may want to see the movie. It also brings back memories from the original films.
At 0.17, a voice is heard saying "who are you?". This is a non diagetic sound as although it is a character's line, there is no evidence on screen that they have spoken the words. It is a part of the opening narrative and may connote that there are new characters within the franchise as well as new ones being introduced. The voice sounds like a older female, which could connote that she is one of the original characters, but could also symbolise a motherly figure throughout the film.
At 1.07 there are noises and sound effects coming from the spaceships and weapons within the trailer. This is diagetic sound as it is clear that those objects are making that particular noise at that time. This could connote that there is a constant battle within the film between good and evil
At 1.15 the character of Han Solo is saying "all of it". This is diagetic sound as it is clear that he is saying these words at that time, as it is part of the dialogue.
Downton Abbey
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IscFlwFNB6I
From 0.32 to 1.32, there are many different elements of Mise en Scene that are used to highlight the difference between class within the house. The lower class people within the house, and the people employed to serve are situated downstairs, whilst the people of a higher class are situated upstairs, and have full reign of the house. The lighting within the downstairs part of the house is low key lighting, and the colours are very muted downstairs compared to the upstairs. It gives connotations of not being a pleasant place to work, and also gives connotations that it is an environment for work rather than somewhere they are able to enjoy time to themselves. The lighting is low key because they are situated downstairs and they do not have a lot of natural lighting due to the fact that it is a basement type area with not a lot of windows or light flowing in. in comparison to upstairs, where there are lots of big windows that let in the natural light of the day.
The costumes of the lower class characters and the higher class characters are drastically different and show a clear class division, as well as a contrast in dress. The higher class people of the house have high fashion dresses and suits that could have possibly been tailor made. They always look presentable and have a lot of expensive clothing. In contrast to the people of the lower class and the people working downstairs and for the higher class citizens, their outfits are all the same and they are dressed in maid outfits and butler suits. this denotes that they work for the higher class citizens but also that they do not have the money to be able to afford expensive clothes and can only wear the uniforms given to them by the members of the house. It also denotes that because they wear their uniform for most of the time, they are probably working for the family everyday and are probably on call to them for most of the day and night if they should need anything.
There also seems some more important people within the lower classes. For example, the butler of the house is dressed in a more sophisticated way. This shows that he has a higher position amongst the lower class people living in the house. The use costume here is important as the way a character dresses allows us to understand what position someone has within the production.
Downton Abbey
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IscFlwFNB6I
From 0.32 to 1.32, there are many different elements of Mise en Scene that are used to highlight the difference between class within the house. The lower class people within the house, and the people employed to serve are situated downstairs, whilst the people of a higher class are situated upstairs, and have full reign of the house. The lighting within the downstairs part of the house is low key lighting, and the colours are very muted downstairs compared to the upstairs. It gives connotations of not being a pleasant place to work, and also gives connotations that it is an environment for work rather than somewhere they are able to enjoy time to themselves. The lighting is low key because they are situated downstairs and they do not have a lot of natural lighting due to the fact that it is a basement type area with not a lot of windows or light flowing in. in comparison to upstairs, where there are lots of big windows that let in the natural light of the day.
The costumes of the lower class characters and the higher class characters are drastically different and show a clear class division, as well as a contrast in dress. The higher class people of the house have high fashion dresses and suits that could have possibly been tailor made. They always look presentable and have a lot of expensive clothing. In contrast to the people of the lower class and the people working downstairs and for the higher class citizens, their outfits are all the same and they are dressed in maid outfits and butler suits. this denotes that they work for the higher class citizens but also that they do not have the money to be able to afford expensive clothes and can only wear the uniforms given to them by the members of the house. It also denotes that because they wear their uniform for most of the time, they are probably working for the family everyday and are probably on call to them for most of the day and night if they should need anything.
There also seems some more important people within the lower classes. For example, the butler of the house is dressed in a more sophisticated way. This shows that he has a higher position amongst the lower class people living in the house. The use costume here is important as the way a character dresses allows us to understand what position someone has within the production.
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