Misfits Deconstruction

These pictures depicte a rape scene in Misfits. The girl is in and out of conciousness so they use a fade in and out of black and it being blurry enhances the fact she isn't aware of what's going on or able to stop it.

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Camera Angles.
1.This print screen shows a close up which is also point of view of the rapist. This adds an effect, that we are part of this inappropriate behavior. it is also a low angle as though he is inferior to the woman.
2.This shows a point of view shot, as though we the audience are the rapists victim. It is also a mid shot, so is rather intense especially as you only see the rapists arms.
3.This is an extreme close up of the rapist, he is looking straight at the woman and as we are looking at him it's as though we are intruding on what he is doing. It also again seems intense.

Sound.
Throughout the scene there is a non diegetic beat, which is slow and eery playing parallel to what is being shown on screen. It gets louder when she is awake and quieter when the woman goes unconscious which enhances the situation.

Mise en scene.
The dress she is wearing is gold which has connotations of wealth and optimism which is contrasting as she is being raped. The fact the dress is bright and sparkly and the background a dark they contrast each other.
The man is shown with half his face shadowed which could be inferred that half of him has a dark side, which is evident in this scene.

Filming Establishing Shot 1: Underpass

Group members present: Danni

On this day of filming, I filmed roughly about 3 seconds worth of film focusing on the establishing shot of an underpass tunnel. This part of the filming was successful at first take and did not need to be re-shot.

Why?

• This is to get a idea in the audiences mind about where the protagonist is and what she near to and what the area is like. Filming an underpass meant that the scene is quite gritty and would be perfect for a typical British Drama.

Mise en scene

•  The graffiti on the walls show that individuals/gangs have been there before and could suggest that they have 'marked their territory'. This makes the area look more gritty and eerie. When I reached this destination to film, I didn't expect to see leaves and little rubbish on the floor. But, when I shot the scene, it turned out to be an advantage and the rustling of the leaves and sounds of empty drink cans rolling on the floor made more of an effect to the fact that the area is very silent, eerie and empty with no one around.

Sound

• Although the sound in this scene was effective, we have decided to use a soundtrack in the background of our opening scene so the sounds of the drink cans and leaves cannot be heard. The soundtrack has much more of an effect and reaches our expectations and suits our opening scene.

Problems

• Some problems during this filming were that I had to wait sometimes for members of the public to pass through which was quite frequent as It was filmed during a busy time when people were returning home from school and work.
• As time went on, the lighting got darker outside but I managed to shoot this part before it got too dark. This ended up as an advantage as it did look like it was shot very early in the morning when the sun first rises.

Re-filming a section of the party scene

Group members present: Libby, Danni and Sophie


Why did we Re-film?

We decided to re-shoot the part where the main protagonist staggered out of the house after the main party scene as, last time, there was not enough lighting to shoot the scene to its best. When we re-shot it, there was more lighting including more lamps and spotlights.

Lighting

We shot this successfully as it came out lighter on the camera than it did before which means that the scene can be seen more clearly to the audience showing where and what the protagonist is doing. The lighting was not a problem this time as we chose to film at the right time of the day and had all appropriate lighting on stand-by.

Camera Technique


For this scene, the camera was hand-held by the protagonist to get the shaky camera feel which suggests that the character is staggering along after the party. This added a great effect and impact to our opening scene.

Filming Party Scene

Group members present: Libby, Danni, Mandy, Sophie

When we decided to film a party scene it meant that a lot of specific mise en scene was required and also extras. We started planning the scene in advance to make sure that when we went to film it was as simple as possible.

This Photo shows us setting up the camera and getting the extras into place. In this scene the main issue was the amount of extras we had; which weren't many, this meant that we had to make it look like we had more people, we did this by zooming in lightly and by having a high angle showing their heads it looked like there were more people.



Mostly the party scene went without a hitch. The lighting wasn't a problem mostly as our main source of light had a dimmer switch so could go darker for more effect. We also used lamps around the room so that when doing handheld shots it was still bright enough to see extra's faces.

We also had to film a montage of our main protagonist rolling a cigarette and her sniffing some drugs. We did the drugs scene from a low angle looking up through a glass table, this had a good effect as we could clearly see what she was doing. There were also other types of drugs on the table for extra mise en scene. When doing the montage it was quick shot with no sound except that made from rolling. The light was dim so that it seemed more secretive, and at the end when she lit it, it lit her face up, showing us exactly what she was doing.
At the end of the scene the main protagonist was meant to stagger out of the house, however there was not enough light to shoot, it came out darker on the camera. We re scheduled with more light prepared.

Storyboards

Filming - Day 1

Group members present: Mandy, Sophie, Libby.

Following our shooting script, we knew which scenes we wanted to film on this day:

Establishing Shot.
The establishing shot was of the exterior of the toilet, which would be shown at the start of our film opening as a background for the opening credits. We faced some difficulties when filming this shot: as it was an outdoor shot we were concerned the natural light would not be bright enough and as a result the shot would appear dull on the computer. However, later during the editing process we found this was not the case. Another difficulty we faced was uneven ground when filming, unfortunately although the camera appeared to be level, when editing we found the shot was slanted and so we had to re-film.

Toilet Scene.

We also filmed the toilet scene, this included the first scenes of the opening with our main protagonist. The toilet was an ideal location because it was secluded and so there would be no unwanted background noise and it also looked quite run-down which followed the context of our film opening. We tried to follow our storyboard as much as possible as so wanted to use a variety of shots, such as: mid shots, high angled shots and long shots to show her from the front, back and side. We used the camera on the tripod for all of these shots to ensure the shot was steady and during the editing process we used jump cuts to maintain continuity. The artificial lighting already avaliable in the toilets and the natural light from outside kept the shots well-lit throughout the day and followed the storyboard well as it connoted that it was the early hours of the morning. There was a porblem, however, when we needed to shoot a scene meant to be at night but it wasn't dark enough despite our efforts to cover the windows and turn off the artifical lights, so we decided to re-film this night scene.
Lastly, we did a close up shot of Sophie's face and zoomed into her eye. We found this problematic as the shot was unsteady and became out of focus as we zoomed in. However, after many attempts, we achieved the shot we wanted and we were happy with the result.

The Vomit.
Our storyboard shows the protagonist walk over to the toilet sink and vomit, therefore in order to make this scene as realistic as possible we made some fake 'vomit' using juice, oats, hot chocolate and peaches. It was put in Sophie's mouth and from a mid shot to the side we filmed her being sick which added a good effect and looked very believable.

Party Scene Inspiration

25th Hour

Sound

• 'Bra' by Cymande (instrumental version)
• repetitive electronic, punk style beat
• the repetition makes the beat seem hypnotic which could reflect how the characters are feeling as they are under the influence of drugs or could suggest the hypnosis from the music is allowing the characters to relieve stress and relax

Screenshot 1

 Lighting

• the artifical strobe lighting in this screenshot has a blue tint which denotes a typical club atmosphere, however it connotes a 'dream-like' atmosphere
• it could also connote a sensual or relaxing atmosphere

Camera Angles

• the over the shoulder shot looking down on the dancers, makes it seem as if the viewer is spying on the crowds
• however, the long shot means that the viewer is distance and, therefore in a way, excluded from the party
• although this is a long shot, it could be considered as an establishing shot in some ways as it is setting the club scene

Screenshot 2

    

Lighting

• again, blue tinted lighting is used in a sensual and relaxing way

Camera Angles

• close up of a woman's face
• creates a sensual atmosphere as her lips are clearly outlined (women's lips are symbols of sexuality and sensuality)

Mise-en-Scene

• as it is a side profile, the curves of her faces are outlined - as her features are not sharp, the curves of her face along with the blue lighting constructs sexual yet soft persona for this character
• her straightforward gaze intensifies her sexuality - however as it is not directed at the camera, it is almost as if the viewers are prying into her personal life

Screenshot 3

Lighting

• in this shot a harsh white light is used instead of blue tinted light
• as it is the last clip of people dancing in a club the white light could symbolise awakening/realisation which contrasts to the previous 'dream-like' blue coloured lighting
• the harsh lighting could also reflect a burst of energy which echoes the energetic jumping of the people

Camera Angles 

• the viewer feels part of the lively atmosphere created by the dancers because the camera is placed amongst the crowd at eye level
• the extreme close ups of the dancers' hands allows the viewer to imagine that they are in an overcrowded and buzzing club

Mise-en-Scene

• young dancers - again emphasising that this is a popular club for young people
• casual clothing - one woman is wearing jeans and a vest top, which emulates a 'whatever' teenage attitude

Screenshot 4

Sound

• different to the previous heavy bass music, the soundtrack used for this scene includes a trumpet and a relatively slow drum beat
• typically thought to music for the 'older' generation it contrasts to the youthful drum and bass style music in the club
• the slower pace of the music reflects the character's calm and relaxed mood

Lighting

• spotlight is used to focus on this character, as the scene revolves around her and her mood
• the background is has little light to avoid distractions

Camera Angles

• close up shot makes sure the viewer's attention is on this character
• the close up shot also symbolises how the viewer is invading this character's personal space
• as this character is under the influence of drugs, the close up shot could show how she is viewing the world differently to before

Editing

• the scene is in slow motion to emulate the effects of  the drugs on this character

Mise-en-Scene

• although the close up shot makes it seem as if we are invading her privacy, her straight stare at the camera infers she knows the viewer is there and doesn't care