Thursday, 13 October 2011

Mise en Scene - Casino Royale

We studied the use of mise en scene within the opening sequence of James Bon; Casino Royale. (shown below in link, embedding disabled)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=epxYm3OouQA

There are two scenes within the opening of casion royale, one is a fight in a public toilet and one is a confrentation in an office. During the confrentation, half of Bonds face is in the light whilst the other half of him is hidden in the darkness, showing two different sides to him (metaphorically). The dark room along with the dark side of the face represents Bond's cool and calm exterior, whereas the brightly lit bathroom and other half of Bond's face represents Bonds true viceous, dangerous side. The light helps to define Bond's contrast of character. One is shown to be calm and colleted with a steady gaze and confident posture, whereas the other is shown as violent and frantic, with a jerky awkward movements combined with panting and strained facial expressions.



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