Singin In The Rain

Singin in the Rain’s Mise-en-scene

Mise-en-scene plays an important role in any film. This is an important film concept which can tell the viewer much about a film in just a single frame. The reason that I have chosen to write about the mise-en-scene from Singin’ in the Rain is I was still able to remember those brilliant elements from the film even after several weeks I saw it. The mise-en-scene explains how this film concept contributes to the understanding of the film. In the dance scenes, which I focused to write about them throughout this essay, in one scene Don stands out even more because the background is colorful. While other dancers are wearing bright colors, he is still the only one wearing black, making him easily recognizable.

There is a background of obviously colorful set of buildings. The curved lines and bright colors of the setting add to the happy and amusing feel of the scene already established by the lavish singing and dancing. Don is in the salon and singing broadways rhythm. When this happens, the other dancers disappear and the lights dim, leaving the only lights on Don, focusing all of the viewer’s attention on him. When Don first sees his dancing partner for the scene, she is wearing bright green. This makes her stand out to the viewer because nothing else in the entire scene is this same exciting green color. When the two of them start to dance, the camera stays wide on them as they move around. When Don and his dance partner come together, the camera zooms in to get a closer shot. This gives the viewer a better look at their faces, to see their emotions as they dance. It also makes the scene warmer, just like Don dancing with his partner. In a later sequence Don and his dance partner share another dance. This scene is unlike the previous dancing is a slower and graceful ballet. The scene is very well lit and is in a softer focus to appear more unreal. The colors of this scene are very exciting pinks and purples,