Chloe's AICE Blog

       Throughout the 2013 film "Agent Carter", directed by Louis D'Esposito, there are a number of different film elements that have a number of different camera angles and shots. In the beginning scene, it is a shot of Captain America operating an airplane that cuts over to a close-up of another character, Peggy Carter. The beginning scene is essentially a flashback where the technique of cross-cutting is used to depict the personal experience of a character by displaying a past event. Also in this shot, mise-en-scene is used through the utilization of low-key lighting, as Peggy is seated in a dimly-lit room, which to me established a sense of seriousness. The low-key lighting was used to set a dramatic and emotional tone to the establishing scene. The camera then cuts back to the scene of Captain America placing a photo of Peggy on the dashboard of the airplane with non-diegetic sound in the background, which made this part of the scene much more emotional and sad...

 

               For the film A Clockwork Orange, the setting begins in an early 1970's looking room, filled with semi-bright lighting focused on Alex and his "Droogs," and as the camera begins to pull back to show the rest of the room, the panels of light bulbs lining the walkway that led to Alex and his Droogs exposes the group of people in the room.  From people dressed in normal clothes, to soldiers holding their heads down. It is evident that the movie was filmed at some time in the 1970's, as the people wearing civilian clothing in the opening scene are wearing garments that are recognizable to what men wore during the 1970's. However, the setting is written to take place in the year 1980. The placement of Alex and his Droogs at the head of the room sets the notion that they are going to be the more important characters throughout the duration of the movie. It is also noticeable through the characters' accents that the setting takes place...