AS Media

1. AS Media: Technical Elements Exam Worksheet How does the following clip represent:
1. Mise-en-scene:
Set/Location
1. Mise-en-scene:
Costumes
1. Mise-en-scene:
Colour
1. Mise-en-scene:
Props
1.Mise-en-scene:
Lighting
1.Mise-en-scene:
Stars/Performance
One locationisthe
streetsof a large
town/city.Showsitisset
inthe (fairly) modern
day. Anotherone of the
locationsisa verydirty
grungyroom. Thisroom
appearsneglectedwitha
bare woodenfloorand
apparentlydecaying
mouldywalls.This
demonstratesthe
character’slack of
concernfor hisown
healthandwellbeing,
beingmostlyindifferent
to hissurroundings.
Most of the characters
wearvests,jeansand
jackets;all look veryold
and dirty.
Thissuggestscharacters
are all lowerclass,poor
or have little interestin
whattheywear
These charactersalso
wearshort croppedhair
whichislow
maintenance.Suggests
theyhave little care over
physical appearance.
A couple of the
characters wearsuits-
may take more care over
howtheylook.
The streetsare very
brightlylitbutalsodrab in
colour,appearingmostly
greyand brown.Thisis
reflectedinthe clothes
that the characters wear
and the lightinginside the
house.All of these have a
muddydull complexion
withoutmuchvariationin
colour.Thisrepresents the
‘dirty’‘muddy’lifethatthe
characters choose tolive
but alsohoweveryday
blendsintothe next,
makingeverythingappear
greyand uninteresting.
Cigarettesare smokedby
the characters
throughoutthe clip.They
are usedto showthe
characters mood (eg.
Rentonslowlyexhales
smoke when he islying
on hisback and relaxed in
the house)
A football whenplaying
football.
The house ispurposefully
lackinginpropsand has a
verybare interior.This
showsa lack of care for
the house and the
interiordesign bythe
characters wholive there.
Highkeylightingisused
whenthe gang are out
and about,runningon
the streetsandwhen
playingfootball onthe
turf.This perhapsmakes
the scene appearmore
playful andlessdramatic
than a chase scene
normallywouldbe at
night.Scenesinsidethe
house have verylowkey
lightingwhichproduces
pronouncedshadows on
Renton’sface.Thisis
much more dramaticand
givesa more serious tone
to the entire scene.
In mostof the scenes
(especiallythe chase and
the house) Rentonin
positionsothathe isin
the foregroundandtakes
up the majorityof the
space on screen.This
showsthat he isthe most
importantcharacterin
the story andthe filmis
toldfromhis perspective.
The performance is
handledinanaggressive
but playful manner
suggestingthatmostof
the characters appear
‘dodgy’butare probably
playful witheach
other/friends.
2.Cinematography 3.Sound 3.Editing
In the chase scene the majorityof shotsare medium
shotsfocussingonRentoninthe foreground(showing
bothabove and belowhiswaist).Thisis effective at
showingbothhisfacial expressionandcostume
(showinghischaracterandemotion) andthe factthat
he is on the run. Duringthe football game mostof the
shotsare lowangle shots.Thismakesthe playersof
the game appearmore powerful,aggressiveand
intimidatingtothe audience.Inthe house there isa
close upshot of Renton’shead.Thisdrawsthe
audience’sattentiontothe wayhisheadhitsthe floor
(withoutcare) andthe cigarette smoke that’sexhaled.