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       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...

https://youtu.be/BM1QfBl9mH8  Post-synchronization Dubbing : This scene had construction noises because there was construction going on in the background, but I added the construction noises to enhance what was happening in the scene and make it more understandable to have the watcher understand my annoyance. Music: I used music for the first half of my contrast scene, just to make it cuter for the watcher. I also used music in my symbolism scene to make the symbolism of life and death much more sad.  Direct Sound: The second half of my contrast scene has the sound of the tv in the back to really emulate the silence from the playfulness.  Synchronous sound: I used a sports car sound for the toy car for amusement purposes, but to also show that there is a car moving in the scene.

Simultaneity:   In this clip from Mean Girls (2004), Simultaneity is shown as the screen is split between the girls while they are talking on the phone at the same in two different locations. On the left is Regina George (Rachel McAdams) and on the right is Cady Heron (Lindsay Lohan). As most of this scene had suggestive content in it, I cut it short, but this scene shows the two on the same phone call at the same time. Furthermore, there is two completely different things happening in the background of each side.  Essentially, simultaneity is two actions occurring at the same time, in which a phone call could be considered simultaneity, along with what is going on in the background.  Symbolism: This scene from The Hunger Games is representative of symbolism, as Katniss (Jennifer Lawrence) and Peeta (Josh Hutcherson) are in the carriage on fire. The fire in this scene is symbolic of the hope and passion of Katniss and Peeta's mission throughout the movie. The fire sh...

Link: https://youtu.be/pdbL-1qhtSA 1) SIMULTINEAITY: This edit shows simultaneity, as while I am doing my work, there is also construction going on outside at the exact same time. In a simultaneous situation in film, there are two thing going on at the exact same time, often occurring in the same area.   2) CONTRAST: The edit I made shows contrast in character, as my sister was playful and smiling one moment, and about five minutes later she was completely calm and distracted in front of the television. In film, there is a lot of character contrast, but also contrast in surroundings, like day and night.  3) PARALELLISM: This edit shows parallelism by showing 2 cars in 2 places, but the scene transfers between both at the same time.   4)SYMBOLISM: The blowing out of the candle into the scene with the skull shows the symbolism of death and how fast it comes. Yes, it is dark, but it is the most simple form of symbolism I could think of. 5)LEITMOTIFF: The jump scare...