Unit 1 Cinematography Micro-Analysis

Adam Green

Mise-en-scene Analysis

Clip 3 - Hospital

Shots 1 & 2

This shot is somewhat inviting. We see the birthday cake, its bright, yellow, it invites us in. However we are then greeted with the greenish scene of Sarah on the hospital bed. The way the scene is lit is quite eerie, but we see

the clothes she is wearing, some of the equipment in the background, and learn she is in a hospital. This is quite contrasting from the inviting, warm colour’s and props used in the previous scene. We see that in the hospital she is also worn with medical equipment on her face. We also learn that she could’ve been in a bad accident.

Shot 3

This shot is again lit with a green style light (or tinted in post). Either way we understand that she is feeling confused, something isn’t right. It is quite an eerie scene. The green makes it look uninviting, a

little grimy. Added with the shadows, makes everything look not quite right. She is in a hospital corridor, she has just exited her bed. She is still wearing the hospital bed robes. Her movement is

slightly unusual, she has just woke up, we learn she is still dazed by the accident, and is very confused.

Shot 4

This shot is lit in a different way. The subject is still lit up, we can still see her sub-clearly. However the background lights have gone. We can still see Sarah however, so we get a sense of again, being dazed, still

confused, not quite properly awake. She slowly looks around as the lights drop out, because she is trying to work out what is going on and attempting to piece the situation together in her head.

Shot 5

Here we can see she has entered the real world again, so the lighting is how it would be expected in a hospital, everything is well lit, there are not any shadows, everything is clearly visible. All of the doctors/nurses are

wearing clothes/uniform typical of that of a hospital. Other people there are wearing normal clothes. Sarah is till wearing her bed robe, she is out of place in this corridor. We can see that everyone around her is moving fast, they all have something to do, they walk straight past the two girls in the middle of the corridor, about their

business.

Clip 4 - Cave

Shot 1

There isn’t a lot we can see in this shot because the lighting is very dim. This has been lighted in a way that intrigues out attention because all we can see is a tiny light source of sorts next to flowing water.

Shot 2

Here we can see the people are wearing the helmets with lights on them. So we can learn that they are in a dark and potentially dangerous area, because of the use of helmets. The lighting is still dim, we are lead to believe

that the only light source is from their helmets. We see they are in a supposed uninhabited