media film analysis

1. Good Will
Hunting
Will Hunting has a genius-level IQ
but chooses to work as a janitor at
MIT. When he solves a difficult
graduate-level math problem, his
talents are discovered by Professor
Gerald Lambeau who decides to
help the misguided youth reach
his potential. When Will is arrested
for attacking a police officer,
Professor Lambeau makes a deal
to get leniency for him if he will
get treatment from therapist Sean
Maguire

2. Camera
Angle
This angle gives
us a good view of
what state the
house is in and
also a good view
of what the
character is
wearing and how
he’s acting.
Clothing
We can see that this
character is wearing a
white track suit which
implies that he is young
and sporty. The style of
his clothes also gives
me a rough idea of the
date this film is set due
to fashion in certain
periods of time.
Lighting
In this scene the lighting to the left
and right side of the door is dark
and the sunlight is shining on the
door which gives the impression
that the house may be a bit messy
and not look very nice but who is
inside is a lot nicer.
Mise En Scene
In this scene I can
see quite a run
down house with
lots of rubbish and
clutter littered
outside. This
implies that the
owner doesn’t care
about the
appearance of his
house.

3. Lighting
In this scene it is quite a
sunny day so it is quite
bright. The light from the sun
is also reflecting off the river
making it look brighter than
it maybe really is. The colours
of everything in the scene is
quite bright making it seem
like a warm summers day.
Scene
I can see from this that this
is set in quite a urban area
of America as I can see big
buildings in the
background. In the scene I
can gather that it is a shot of
a park or community area
with a river and a bridge
going over it.
Mise En Scene
In this scene I can
see buildings in the
background , a river
going through a
park with a bridge
over it. I can also
see someone
rowing a boat down
the river.
Camera Angle
The angle on this
shot is quite a
wide angle
showing us quite a
lot of the scenery
and giving us an
idea of where the
film is going to be
set.

4. Clothing
The character in this
scene is wearing a
suit so I can see that
he is an important
man or a professor.
It also means that he
is a proud man as he
makes an effort to
look good and buy a
suit.
Lighting
The light in this
scene is natural
light which is
most likely
coming through a
window, the
board and the
writing on the
board isn't very
visible which
means that the
director wants us
to pay more
attention to the
character and not
what is on the
board.
Camera Angle
The camera in this
scene is a medium
zoom shot giving me
a good view of the
character and what
he is doing to show
us the he is a
professor as I can see
that he is teaching.
Mise En Scene
In this scene I can see a
board with equations on
it which implies that this
character is a professor.
There are also books on
the desk which also
points out that he is
probably a teacher or
professor.

5. Clothing
From the character on
the lefts clothing I can
see that he is a janitor as
he is wearing a jump suit
typical of a janitor. He is
holding a mop so he is
most likely a janitor who
works at a university.
The other two characters
on screen are wearing
casual clothes which
implies that they are
students at the
university.
Lighting
The hallway in this
scene is very bright and
a lot of light is reflecting
of the floor which
shows how clean it is.
The light also looks like
it mostly natural light.
However I can also see
that there are some
overhead lights on
Mise En Scene
This scene is in a
university hallway
outside a classroom
where a lecture has
just finished. There
are two students
looking at a board
with a tricky maths
problem on it. There
is also a janitor
looking over at them
whilst mopping the
floor.
Camera Angle
The angle in this
shot gives us a good
view down the
hallway whilst also
seeing all the
characters in the
scene and the board
on the wall that the
two students are
looking at.

6. Clothing
In this scene the
characters are all
wearing casual
clothes which
shows how they’ve
gone out for a
drink but its not a
big deal as it is a
regular thing for
them as they
haven't dressed up
very smart.
Mise En Scene
In this scene I can see
that this is a group of
friends that has gone
out for a drink to a
local bar. They are all
drinking beer or lager
which implies that
they aren't especially
posh.
Lighting
The light in this scene is
artificial light as they are
inside in a bar. The light
is shining on the three
main characters and not
on the people in the
background making us
focus on the main
characters.
Camera Angle
The angle in this shot
gives me a clear view
of the three characters
in the shot and where
they are. The shot is
looking over the
shoulder of will who is
the main character
giving us the view
from the perspective.