Wednesday, 22 December 2010

Mise En Scene: Facial Expression & Body Language

Facial Expressions

In cinema the camera can be at a range of distances to portray the actor in a extreme close up, or as a dot in the distance through the use of a long shot.

This range of possible distances means that different emphasis's will be placed on facial expressions and body language to accurately convey the correct type of shot.

If someone was happy they would be smiling




If they were sad they would be frowning or crying



Depending on what the film maker wants to portray will effect the facial expression of the character.

Body Language

The way in which we hold and move our bodies also indicates how we feel and think. Not everyone portray the same body language but things which we will normally recognise are things such as curling up into a ball to protect ourselves.



Some films call for realistic types of behavior, although films from the music genre will contain types of behaviour that wouldn't usually happen in real life, for instance when the characters burst into a song.

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