Sunday, May 3, 2015

Shutter Island: Mise en Scene


Above, Teddy Daniels is our man in a white jumpsuit, and the most dominant figure to first draw our eyes. The main reason for the easy visibility is due to the high contrast between the white, and the dark background. This particular scene is a long shot from far back to get a lot of the background in and using an angle to look down upon the actor. The most dominating color is blue which we see in the water and amplified to the rocks. This scene appears to be a clean shot without the use of a filter. Next to the dominant blue, the lighthouse is a great second eye-catcher. With the placement of Teddy Daniels in white and the lighthouse over the water, the rue-of-thirds is implemented. This also allows an easy open and loose framing, as the placement of all these objects suggests is continues out the frame. The characters are given plenty of room to walk around, and in this scene, there is some distance to cover to get over to the lighthouse which is far ahead of Teddy which we can tell by its depth. Teddy is facing to the right with his back towards the camera, and since he is the sole character, he doesn’t have to worry about bumping into others.

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