The Symbolism Of Props In Hugo's Hugo

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Hugo is a story about a little boy trying to fix an automaton that his father left after his passing. Hugo lives in the train station and fixes the clocks or adjusts them accordingly after his Uncle left him there. If Hugo should ever be caught without a parent or guardian the station manger will put him in the orphanage. Hugo meets Isabelle who is George Melees granddaughter, which they discover. Hugo searches for clues to help hum learn how to fix the machine and when he does what the pictures means and how does it connect to Isabelle. In the end they put the pieces together and help Melees believe in himself again and Hugo finds a home. Hugo is the hero of the story because everything happens because of him and the story is about him. …show more content…

Props allow for the audience to believe the world they are in and costumes make the characters come alive. A prop that is used to help tell the story in automaton, this prop is what the story is centered around and makes Hugo follow the path he is put on because his father gave it to him. Prop can be symbolic and help foreshadow what is to happen later in the story. The key Isabelle wears is symbolic because it is the only thing that will make the automaton work. By the use of props it can give the character s purpose and stabilize him as a …show more content…

If the lighting is happy light then it may convey a more laid back scene, but if the lighting dark and shadowy it might mean the scene is scary or tense. Lighting also lets the viewer know what time of day it is by being morning or night. Another thing that plays into the film is how it is color corrected. In “Hugo” the color correction is made up of blues and grays. Color correction helps give the tone of film and mood as well. In “Hugo” the color correction is light and colorful, but the blues help convey there is a sadness to the story. Music can really help bring the film to life. The music in “Hugo” is mostly instrumental and is used to help with emotional scenes and tense, exciting scenes. Music helps a lot in “Hugo” because it helps us transition between flashbacks and real time. The sound design is exciting and helps bring the world to life with the sounds of the train station and the noise you would hear at the station. Music directs the viewer to feel the impact of the story and in this film helps us to connect to Hugo. One scene that does this is the transition from Hugo being with his father to being an

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