sample blog-Terrell Smith

I have learned a lot about mise-en-scene in the the last couple days of class. I have learned that a lot of thought is put into the creation of film. Everything that is shown on screen has a reason/ purpose for being there. Where ever a character is standing in the frame they are there so you can focus on the character or the objects around the character. Also I now know the difference between diegetic and nondiegetic audio. Diegetic is when the characters in the film and the audience can hear something going on in the movie. Non diegetic is when only the audience can hear a noise. For example when danger is approaching the character the audience will hear the music, while the character does not hear the music. If the character heard the music he probably would not continue to walk in the direction where he is headed. Non -diegetic audio will also help the audience imply what's going to happen next . The lighting in shot frames are very important. The lighting will emphasizes a character appearance, and tell a lot about who the character is. If there is a lot of light on a character it will usually mean it’s protagonist. If the character is dark and shady it will usually mean he’s an antagonist.  Subsidiary Features also adds to the film. Subsidiary features adds to film, because those people or objects may not be the most important like the dominant feature but adds to the the shot.