if i were a boy

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Identify the 7 elements of mise-en-sense in the music video	Analyse the connotations of the mise – en – scene and how it creates meaning for the audience	Begin to make links and comparisons between the mise – en – scene for the video and uptown funk

lighting : 

light 

dark

angled

colour: 

natural 



mise-en-sencen of 'if i were a boy ': lighting and connotations  

brighting lighting is used in beyonce's character when being shown of the camera . by using bright lighting her beyonce's face is half covered with light , the low-key lighting here suggest that she is sad but powerful at the same time.


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the music videos for bruno mars ' uptown funk' and beyonce's 'if i were a boy' have a very contrasting use of lighting and colour . 

for example in 'if i were a boy' the colours are black and white but the lighting is very bright and there is always some sort of lighting on her in the video but in the music video for uptown funk it is very bright and uses alot of colours    

camera

TO EXPLORE HOW CAMERA IS USED TO CREATE MEANING IN MUSIC VIDEOS 




shot types :

mid 
close up
extreme close up 
long shot
extreme long shot 
pov 
establing 



angles : 

low 
high 
dutch 


shot 1 : 

shot name : long shot 

why used: to show characters

why used here :

mise en scene of uptown funk

uptown funk mise-en-scene:

costume and props:

bright colourful suite jackets 

vintage cars 

shoe shiner 


lighting and colour:

high key lighting makes it an upbeat mood and make you feel happiness but nearer the end it goes to a dark lighting at the front but at the back they have red and blue LED to give a postive feel still

setting:

American road 

salon 

show shiners 

club 

 How does mise-en-scene create meaning for the audience ?

point 


bruno mars promotes him self in the music video because of his big ego and whats he is wearing and saying (singing) in the music video he makes himself     


   

mise en scene

	Connotation (what we see)	Connotation (what we associate / think of)
Culture	Death	Dieing
Colour	Black gray and blue	Death and sadness
Lighting	dark	Negativity
Setting	Graveyard	Death
Make up	Dirt and dark make up/sfx	dieing
Props	Grave stones and lamps	Death

	Connotation (what we see)	Connotation (what we associate / think of)
Culture	Jewels	Rich people
Colour	White and  gold	Rich people
Lighting	Bright high ley lighting	Upper class
Setting	bathtub	Water
Make up	Bright lipstick	Evil
Props	Gold and jewels	Rich

How does mise-en-scene create meaning for the audience ?


it creates meaning for the audience because