Post 9: Mise en Scène from "Her"

This was the picture given to us to analyse:

This is shot from the movie 'Her'.




Costume and Make-up:

Most things about the costume are linked to the points in colour. His outfit uses varying reds, which juxtaposes the costumes of the other characters in the scene, which focus on sad blues, business whites and casual browns. His outfit shouts to the audience that this is the main character, with him being in bright, different colours. This and the combination of position within the frame emphasises that this is the protagonist. The costume is very business, casual, suggesting that he has some sort of role in a modern / futuristic job.




Composition:

The shot is highly focused on the main character, with him being centre-frame and in quite a powerful position, with the arms crossed. Even though he is centred, he is not taking up the entire frame, with a clear image of the background, that being a city. This combined with his and the other's costumes, suggest the idea that the protagonist is related to quite a business role / occupation. Another idea brought from the image is that the positioning of the characters suggests that this is a romance film, the fact that he is on his own whilst being surrounded by couples emphasises his apparent loneliness, especially with his expression, looking rather sad.




Lighting:

The lighting is soft, not drawing too much attention to it. It is most likely 3-point lighting, being lit from the right, top and left. Lighting isn't key here, only providing the information that it is day time, perhaps suggesting that he is on a lunch break, as the "sunlight" is coming from above him, with the idea that it is mid-day.




Colour:


All the colour is in linked with the costume, with what I mentioned previously, however the idea of romance is brought up again with the colour of his costume, reds being the colour of love and passion.