Mise-en-scene - Practical

 Single Project - Bend it like Beckham

Plan 

  • Costume :
  • -  Blue and white football kit , white shirt with black trousers and navy blue turban , navy-ish Punjabi suit with a white scarf 
  • Lighting :
  • - Three-point lighting and the strategic use of ambient light
  • Actor placement, movement, expression:
  •  - Mum opposite girl , Dad on the right side and Girl opposite Mum. Mum moves towards Dad and both Mum and Dad sits together next to each other. Mums mad and socked , lecturing the Girl. 
  • Make-up and hair :
  •  - South Asian look, natural makeup, bhindi on the head and middle part bun. - (MUM) 
  • - in a navy blue turban and facial hair. (DAD) 
  • -  hair in ponytail and clear makeup look. - (GIRL)
  • Props : 
  • -  A glass cup full with Jameson and turban 
  • Setting : 
  • - Indoors , in a house of the living room 

script 

living room - After the park incident 

Jess: 
- She's the one getting married, not me!
Jess's Mum:
-I was married at your age! You don't even want to learn to cook dhal!
Jess: 
- I'm not playing with boys any more.
Jess's Mum:
- Good! End of matter!
Jess:
- I'm joining a girls' team, they want me to play in proper matches. The coach said I could go far.
Jess's Mum: 
- Go far? Go far to where? Jessie. We let you play all you wanted when you were young, huh?
- You've played enough.
Jess: 
- That's not fair! He selected me!
Jess's Mum:
- He?! She said it was girls!
Jess: 
- The coach, Joe.
Jess's Mum: 
- See how she lies? I don't want you running around half naked in front of men, huh? Look
how dark you've become, playing in the sun!
Jess: 
- But Mum, I'm really good!


shots 


Shot No.

Shot

1

Medium shot of jess talking 

2

Medium shot of jess mum shouting .

3

Long shot jess mum waling towards the dad.

4

Medium shot of jess begging 

5

Medium close-up mum and dad 

6

Medium close-up of jess face.

7

Medium close-up mum lecturing 

8

Medium shot of jess talking 
9Medium shot of jess mum sadly speaking to jess 




I chose this film particularly as it showcases British Asian culture and stereotype females had to face within the south Asian culture. Filming the shots during night , I had to match the yellow scenery as if there was sunlight as the original was filmed during day time. Being both the characters Mum and Jess was hard to fit in one clip, therefore filming both in different shots and having a second person as the Dad help the difficulties of filming.  


feedback -  
class feedback (EBI) - was to edit my script in more depth 
                                  - add stage direction and setting 
                                  - correct the shot list in greater depth  

Based on the EBI and WWW, i have been able to produce great production of bend it like Beckham as i followed the précised use of props , clear audio and tone of voice. However the common EBI was matching facial expressions and the theory part with the script and shot list. As my first time doing a task like this it was minor EBI as my video was great . I could be thinking about the editing of matching the ambiance tone of the living room to look day time as it was filmed during the night.  



Film or TV show, it's easy to get caught up in the story and forget all the careful thought that went into every single shot. But that's exactly what makes mise-en-scene so powerful: it's the director's way of whispering important information to you without a single line of dialogue.

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