COMM 250 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: James Naremore, Terrence Malick, Anthony Hopkins
Document Summary
Film art: "mise-en-scene": 112-158, critical visions: james naremore, "protocols," 202-212 and elsaesser, "tales of sound and fury: observations on the family melodrama," (critical. This week, we look at mise-en-scene-- the artistic treatment of material within the frame of the film, including sets, costumes, make-up, props, lighting-- and the behavior of the actors. Contemporary filmmakers who practice expressionistic mise-en-scene include tim burton (e. g. "frankenweenie") and terence malick (e. g. Contemporary filmmakers who practice expressionistic mise-en-scene include tim burton (e. g. "frankenweenie") and terence malick (e. g. tree of life)-- but all filmmaking, even the most. "realistic" (think war films like saving private ryan and fury) is, to some extent, also expressionistic. The film"s physical and cultural setting is very important to the tale it tells, and this twin understanding of setting is presented through mise-en-scene. This film is, metaphorically, "about" mise-en-scene-- that is, it foregrounds mise-en-scene in a way that is both expressive (dramatic) and narrational.
