Miguel's AICE Media Studies Blog

 The clip begins with a flashback composed of series of close-up shots between Agent Carter and Steve Rogers. The scene uses simultaneity to create tension as the audience does not know whether Steve will die or not. The music used saddens the scene as Steve chooses to crash the plane. The scene ends with Agent Carter crying as the camera fades to black. The editing of the scene makes the audience feel grief-stricken just as Agent Carter. The next scene begins with an establishing shot of New York, the "One year later" in the bottom right of the frame establishing a sequence of time for the audience. Then, the scene cuts to an office, with an alarm sounding in the background. Looking at the characters in the office, Agent Carter is the only woman in the office. She also positioned in the corner. Both of these elements show Agent Carter as different other characters shown in the office scene. Additionally, Agent Carter is dressed differently from all of the male characters, fu...

 

 I chose to comment on the mise-en-scene of the first episode of the TV show "Hannibal". The show follows the relationship between FBI profiler Will Graham and cannibal psychiatrist Hannibal Lecter.  The show opens with Will Graham recounting a home invasion case to college students. Will Graham, using his imagination, replicates the movements of the killer standing outside the victims house. This scene shows low-key lighting, creating a dark atmosphere matching the actions of Will Graham. In the episode, Will Graham's personality is shown as someone who isn't good with people and is nervous. His clothing and appearance in the show represents this, his clothes appearing more disheveled when  compared to other characters like Hannibal or Jake Crawford.  Around halfway through the episode, we are introduced to Hannibal, through a scene of him eating dinner. This scene uses shallow space and low-key lighting to give the viewer a unsettling sense of distance between the ...