Kayla's AICE Media Studies Blog

  In the 2013 Marvel film “Agent Carter”, we can see ma ny different film elements  executed  in different ways. In the opening scene, we are seeing a  flashback  which uses a cross cutting technique . Flashbacks depict the personal experience of a character by showing a memory of a previous event and they are often used to "resolve an enigma" later appearing in the film.  The camera cuts back and forth between Agent Carter and Steve Rodger (aka Captain America).  You can hear  sad and suspenseful music in the background, which signals something troubling is about to take place. The scene cuts f rom Agent Carter and Captain America having a heartfelt conversation, and then the music and conversation slowly  dies  out and we are cut back to p resent day. The next scene opens to a bird’s eye  view and establishing shot of the city which then cuts to the  precinct . From the  beginning  of this shot, you can tell there i...

 

   I chose to comment on the mise-en-scene of the M. Night Shyamalan movie, “Split”.  I chose this film because I never got the chance to view it yet, but by from the preview I could tell that I can write a lot  about the mise-en-scene of it because of how good the trailer was. I also chose this film because Mrs.Henerson's interest of the director and how well produced his other movies are.  Setting: The movie has several settings, but I focused on three main settings. The "Bunker" where Kevin's victims are being kept, the therapists office, and anywhere outside the bunker and office. The bunker/underground setting was beyond detailed oriented and realistic, making the movie all the more interesting and life like. It feels like you are there yourself just because of how everything is placed, and decorated to seem so real. There is a cold and suspenseful vibe anytime the action is taking place in the bunker, and I think the use of an underground mainten...