- 01The Meaning of Mise en Scène
- 02Setting, Human Figure, Lighting, and Composition
- 03Production Design and Collaboration
- 01Corleone Weddings and Social Contrast in The Godfather
- 02Soundstages, Location Shooting, and CGI Settings
- 03Visual and Spatial Attributes of Settings
- 04Functions of Setting in Time, Place, Theme, and Mood
- 01Casting, Typecasting, and Star Persona
- 02Acting Styles from Silent Cinema to Method Acting
- 03Brechtian Distanciation and Anti-Realist Performance
- 04Figure Placement, Costumes, Props, and Makeup
- 01Natural Light and Directional Lighting Effects
- 02Three-Point Lighting and Lighting Ratios
- 03Balance, Symmetry, and Asymmetry in the Frame
- 04Lines, Diagonals, and Framing Depth
- 05Color, Saturation, and Visual Motifs
- 01Stylized Sets and Chiaroscuro in German Expressionism
- 02Psychological Realism and Three-Dimensional Space in Poetic Realism
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This course examines how filmmakers use setting, the human figure, lighting, composition, and stylistic traditions to create meaning. It also applies these ideas in a focused analysis of spatial oppositions in Thelma & Louise, showing how mise en scène develops character and theme.
3Chapters
7Lessons
25Topics
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- Chapters
- 3
- Lessons
- 7
- Topics
- 25
- 01Setting and Spatial Meaning
- 02The Human Figure and Performance
- 03Lighting, Composition, and Style Traditions
- 01Spatial Oppositions and Character Development
- 02Changing Settings on the Road
- 03The Car as a Motif of Independence
- 04Open Landscape and the Final Choice
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