Tuesday 30 September 2014

Mise-en-scene 1: Peaky Blinders


Setting:- Birmingham in 1920s, shows the industrial birmingham and chinatown. Colour red, chinese lamp and traditional chinese dressing. Smokes from factories chime and dirty streets.

Comment:- Real portrayal of Birmingham industrial era

Prop:- The horse and rider, Red powder. The scene also show multi-cultural society.



Comment:- The horse and the rider symbolizes power and wealth over poorer people of that era. The red powder creates a magical scene and connote spells.


Lighting:- Shadowy, smoky and dirty streets.




Comment:- The scene shows dominance of  the wealthy people over the poorer, although the poor ones are fearful of the wealthy, but works still going at the industrial buildings.


Casting:- The main cast Tommy Shelby portrait look like the original Peaky Blinder from The hat to his gaze and the jacket.


Tommy Shelby


The original Peaky Blinders gang member


Comment:- Main cast in this mise-en-scene portrait the original Peaky Blinders very well.


Costume and make-up:-Gang leader Thomas Shelby look ruthlessness with make-up and costume and he portray a powerful gambler and gang member who will go to any length to win. Some other characters not well-dressed with fear on their faces, 






Comment:-The scene shows the gaps between the rich and the poor.



Movement:- Some of the characters were running, some were hiding behind the walls, many of them run into their houses, closing doors behind them.

Dietetic Sound:- The voice of gang leader is husky and commanding . The baby crying in the opening scene, market noises,sounds from horse's hoof and trolley sounds and the footsteps of people running for cover from gang leader had real life sound effects to the scene.

Comment:- The sound effects creates suspense.

Framing and composition:-In this scene below, you can see hang cloths in deep space, follow by smokes somewhere in the middle. The house rider is at the shallow space within the frame.



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