Discuss the use of camera work and mise-en-scene

In this scene in the Pirates of the Caribbean this use a wide range of camera angles they use a lot of their camera angles in a way to show the status of someone. I found that when showing who was higher up on the ship they would use a low angle showing they are in charge and have the power over someone. Usually shown to be looking down at someone as if they are talking down to them. They use a long shot around the boats to show everyone working hard giving us the impression on how busy the boat is, they have done this so then moving into a tracking angle which works from the back of Geoffrey Rush to the front with no movement from him at all, by using this angle and angling it in a low position it shows us that he is the one in charge because he’s stood in the centre of the ship while all his crew work hard around him. Point of view shots had been added to the scene to give us more information in what they are looking or speaking about usually used if they have been talking about it they would place the camera in an angle where it looks like they are looking from their eyes giving us a different perspective. When they were using the long shots to show how busy the ship was they also used these to show us the actors body language showing us how they are reacting to this, making the scene look effective.

When the ships where showed they used an extreme long shot showing us where the setting is and also to show us the difference between the two ships and how this big brawl was happening in the middle of nowhere. When the battle starts in the scene this the angles change to a lot of Dutch tilts, they have decided to use these because they want to show the confusion on the boat and what is going to happen. The biggest Dutch tilt which happens is when Johnny Depp is in the bottom of the boat and because he cannot see what is going off they put a Dutch tilt in to show that he is confused on what is going off. The angle which I noticed in this scene of the Pirates of the Caribbean is a focus point they use this in here when they are focus on a point of danger, they use this by focusing a fork which has going to flying right into the wall next to the scruffy pirates face then focusing into the background showing the actors reaction to what has just happened.

The mise-en-scene has been used in the filming of Pirates of the Caribbean to show the difference between the two ships and their characters and personality’s.  One of the pirate ships is a very common clean ship which shows us what a typical pirate ship should look like, to show the ship which has got the most money and look after their self-more is showed by the way they dress, look and the ship. They are wearing more modern clothing showing that they must have a lot of money to be able to afford these nice clean, cut clothing when the other ship are wearing rags and old clothes giving us the impression on how much they don’t care and that they will wear anything that they can find without even caring about it. These are two typical pirate ships but shown in different ways because we expect the pirates to have good wealthy clothing but also expect them to be messed up because of what hard work it is working and living on the ships. In the scene they use props such as barrels and swords they use this to show us what century that the film has been set in using close ups to highlight these making them stand out showing us what time it’s been set they also do this by the style of clothing’s which they wear.

When camera goes into a long shot its shows the two ships giving us straight away a sight of the differences between both ships, one a tatty old ship because the sails are not looked after, with smoke following the ship making us think more in depth because have can a ship sail with broken sails making us think maybe it is a magic ship because the smoke and it seems to be chasing the other ship.

Mise-en-scene

Image 1:

From this image we can tell were the scene is set and who is involved, the lady is stood in a position with her nose pointed upwards this then gives us the impression that she has a high status unlike the rest of the characters in this scene, because she has her hand placed on the girls shoulder shows us that she is passing her status onto her by the way she is acting towards her. We can tell that the scene is set in some sort of school because the girls are all in uniform in some way that matches. But thy may be wearing their uniform but it also gives us the impression that it is a laid back school because of the way they are dress as the uniform is not smart and also wearing earrings and their clothes loose.  It also shows us that the scene is set in the modern day as the uniforms in which the characters are wearing are very modern, also are similar uniforms which we would wear. The connotation is shown when she is meant to be wearing the tie but she is wearing it in the wrong way showing us that she’s a sort of rebel and may not follow the rules.  By the way that the characters are all stood it gives us the impression that they are all focusing on one spot showing us that something is happening within the scene. By the facial expressions that the characters are portraying gives us the impression that whatever is happening in this scene they are not too happy about. The lighting is used to make the scene bright as looks like it is being shot outside, meaning the shot needs to look light and airy. 

Image 2:

This shot is very different from the first shot, the angle of this shot sets the scene very much, we can tell that this shot has been taken in her house as she is angled to the right on side of the scene showing us the furniture which is in her house that is very old fashioned giving us the impression on how old she actually is. The lighting which has been used is a backlight this has been used because it shows how gloomy to the room looks. From this image I get the impressions that she is in deep thought about something that is happening in the scene I can tell by the actress’s facial expression. The character is in a bright pink dressing gown showing us that the scene has been set in the morning or night this is also shown through the lighting because by the shadow it is showing us that the sun is rising or setting.

Image 3:

This shot has been framed with a short of over the shoulder angle using a medium shot so we can still see the expression on the charcters faces but can also see there body languge. The camera is placed so the actors are in the certer of the screen showing us that there the main part of the sceen and the main focus. The light which they have used this a camp fire light which has been made to show the effect of how dark the area they are in is , this is called artificail lighting. By the way the lighting has been placed reflects onto the trees in the background showing us part of where the scene has beeen set. They have done this because they don’t want to confuses people wherwe the scene has been set but this could also mean that they want the aurdience to think something is going to creep up from behind them because of the low lighting giving the scene a creepy feel about it. The actors are wearing green and cream clothing which gives us the impression that they are in a jungel and are doing some sort of caming because we think they are sat round a camp fire.  By the actors face which you can see he looks as if hes in a deep converstation listening to what the actor with their back to the camera is saying, this can be seen as worry but also romantic.

Image 4:

The image below is shows a scene between two people looking deeply at each other. This scene shows a slight confusion because the wall behind is a bright red which makes you think death and blood straight away. The man in the back ground has a big hard tattoo on this back showing us what type of place this is. It shows us that this is no normal nice bar which you go into it seems dark weird place to be because you can’t just go into a restaurant or bar with no top on. There is a back lighting on this scene showing that shadows reflecting onto the back wall, this also shows us that it doesn’t seem a very nice place to be. By the way the characters are dressed and the objects in this scene shows us that its set in a modern day because they wear clothes which we would wear so is set in the 20^th century, they also gives us the impression that it is warm because they are wearing very summery clothes giving us the impression that the scene an area is a warm place to be. With the feel of death and blood but the red background can also make people think of romance red is the colour of love making us as the viewer think that these too characters are in love.   By the facial expressions which the characters are showing us shows us that they may be in love because they are looking at each other in happy smiley way.  The bottle which the character is holding in their hand is a denotation because it is a bottle and he may be using it as that. But because of the two sides of the story we see from this shot as we can see death and blood shows use the connotation and him not using it as he should do and using the bottle as a weapon.

Image 5:

This final image is very much like the campfire image, the lighting which has been used is artificial lighting. The lighting is hand help and has the impression that they have made it themselves, the scene has been set in a dark area this is shown with the lighting which has been used it also gives us the impression that the scene may be set in a castle or some sort of cave. The torch is a denotation as they are using for the light in which it is there for, but by the way the characters are stood they look like they are staring at something dark meaning that they could be looking at something which is a threat to them meaning that they will use the torch as a connotation by using it as a weapon to hurt or defend themselves. The clothing which the characters are wearing in this scene are very old and raggedy showing us that it is set in the med evil times because of the clothes that they are wearing and by using the torch fires the light the place up. The clothes are like rages and aren’t very well looked after giving us the impression that they do not have a lot of money or they have been travelling along time before they come to the their destination meaning the clothes are broken and ripped. Finally, this shot gives us the sight of confusion because we wonder why they look this and why they are in this area making use want to watch more.

Cinematography

Shot Types

Extreme long shot –

To set the scene also showing where the shot is going to place giving a wide camera angle. The actors in it usually will be really small.

Long shot/ Wide shot–

A long shot is a shop with a full body of the actor in it showing off what is going off and letting us see the body langue of them.

Medium long shot - 
This is very much like a long shot expect the shot is taken from the knees and upwards.

Medium shot / mid shot –

Frames the person from the wrist and up.  

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Medium close up-
This is a shot taken from the chest and upwards not as close as a close up but not far away to be a medium shot.

Close up-

A close up is used to show emotion and reaction, the frame is usually shoulders and upwards.

Extreme close up –

The frames would be close up on a part of the body it then shows detail to action and also can be used to pin point the characters face.

Establishing shot –

The frame is also at the beginning of a new scene showing where they are and is a larger frame than an extreme long shot.

Master shot-

The masters shot is a shot which in the scene they would return to, switching from shoots using close ups ECT... but go back to the starting shot of the scene of the two people in it.

Two shot –

A two shot is a shot where to people are equally framed at a media shot or a medium close up.

Ariel shot –

The frame has been taken from a helicopter from a very high angle.

Point of view shot-

This is a shot where the camera is looking from their eyes and draws you into the movie so you can feel the emotion and this can also be used to build tension and give a scary effect.

Over the shoulder - 
This is when the camera has the a shot of two people having a conversation but the cameras sat on one of the shoulders.

Angles

High angle –

This is a camera angle which is taken from a high point usually used to make the character to look venerable.

Low Angle-

This is when the camera is frame facing up toward the characters making them looking big and can also be seen as powerful.

Dutch Tilt -
This is when the camera has been tilted sideways and is put in there to try and cause confusion.

Pan and Tilt - 

Panning -
This is where the camera is fixed on a flat spot which rotates but stays in the same spot, this then used to show the effect of showing the screen of letting something pass by the camera.

Tracking - 
This is when the camera is fixed onto a tracker which then gives a smooth shot and follows the certain object or character along.

Crane - 
The camera is sat on the top of a crane and and move around this shot is very put like a high angle shot showing a shot from a high distance.