Film Analysis Of The Film 'Cabin In The Woods'

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Mise en scene is a French term that is defined as the overall point of view of a movie or the "placing on stage". In other words, it refers to the combined experience of what the viewers hear, see and think of when they watch a movie. The mise en scene of a movie catches the attention of the viewers’ moods as much as lighting, props sounds, and smells do. It alerts their emotional response system to a real-life setting, which is conveyed in the movie. Mise en scene has two significant visual components: design and composition. Design creates the look and overall feeling of the lighting, setting(s), decor, and actors. Composition refers to the structure, distribution, equilibrium, and the relationship between the actors and the matter around them and within their environment. The use of these elements within the movie frame provide the audience with the general meaning of the movie scene. Mise en scene also plays an important role in the viewers’ response …show more content…

One of the elements of mis en scene used was the cabin. It helped show the main location where the movie will be taking place. This also shows the audience that this is not a normal cabin in the woods. In addition to the meaningful high-key and low-key lighting in the control room, this location also gave the audience a hint that this is where all the events will be triggered. Whenever you see buttons and switches, of course there will be strings attached if they were to accidentally or purposefully be activated. This helps give the horror genre to the film, when a scene is shot with buttons and switches being activated, especially if the movie was made to be horrifying and you see these type of scenes. These elements of mis en scene not only help narrate the story but also premonition give the audience a sense of what is going to happen in the film before it actually happens, called a

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