Preliminary Mise-En-Analysis 2

Movie: Rocky
Stars: Sylvester Stallone

A sports drama about small time boxer gets a very rare chance to fight the heavy-weight champion in a match in which he strives to go the distance for his self respect. This freeze scene was shot at dawn outdoors. Its taken outside a famous area in Philadelphia, a beautiful view. We see rocky with his back to us with his hands lifted high above his head standing at the top of a very high stair case. This body language tells us that he is happy and has succeeded in doing something as it appears that he may be celebrating.He is dressed in his fitness training gear, which then puts the idea of he was just training very hard for his fight. The idea of him being the 'champ' is put into the audiences mind along with the idea of him being able to achieve anything.

Preliminary Mise-En-Analysis

Movie: The Break Up 

Stars: Jennifer Aniston, Vince vaughn

A romantic comedy about a couple who are in a race to keep their luxurious  belongings from their each other, as their break-up continues to get uglier and nastier by the moment. The picture above shows a freeze scene of the couple sitting in a living room, both characters are dressed casually, they are dressed up and have make up on ready for a party or some sort of event. There are many props in the room they are seated in, a painting on a stand is in the background which may suggest that one of them is artistic, another interesting prop is the duvet in the background which can mean that one of them has been sleeping on the sofa. There is  They use low key lighting to help create a specific atmosphere, the couple don't look too happy instead upset, as they sitting far away from each other with there arms folded. There is no eye contact and they both have straight faces, with the addiction of the low key lighting this helps the audience understand whats happening in this scene.