Mise-en-scene analysis
...frame in question there are clothes all over the ground, there is minimal furniture including two cabinet tables, one wall fixture, and a table in the middle of the room with a telephone on it; not the ideal living room for twenty year old women living by herself in the late ninety’s. One motif that is noticeable in the room that is common throughout the movie is the color red; the phone is red and her hair is red. Throughout the rest of the film there are many red objects, as well as scenes filmed when Lola has flashbacks of her and Manny in her room. The room seems very out of place, which in turn relates to Lola and Manny somewhat, because throughout the film they both seem out of place in the world, yet in there own world, realistically speaking. Another interesting relation is that Lola has no pictures on the walls or tables, therefore implying that she does not have a lot of friends if any. The viewer should notice that Lola and Manny need money desperately however, neither of them call any of their friends, and in relation to the lack of pictures and the Mise-en-scene in the movie, the viewer should notice that Lola and Manny only have each other and that they do not have any friends. Overall through the setting of the apartment one realizes that Lola is somewhat careless in the way she lives. However she cares for Manny and in turn will do anything within her power to get the money back for him. As setting is one aspect of Mise-en-scene, in the particular frame the setting is a major contributor to the Mise-en-scene in the rest of the movie. Another aspect of Mise-en-scene, costume and make-up, are of minor significance throughout the movie. However, Lola’s costume and make-up within the frame is influential to the Mise-en-scene in the film. Lola is dressed as if she does not care what other people think of her. She is somewhat dirty, and along with the setting of the frame, her clothing and make-up conveys her lack of money. Lola is dressed in the same clothes and wears the same make-up throughout the entire film. There are minor changes in her make-up because along the way she gets dirty which conveys her struggle to get Manny his money, but overall that particular aspect of Mise-en-scene is minor within the film. The Lighting in the frame is known as backlighting and side lighting reflecting from the windows and the wall lamp located to the behind and to the side of Lola in the living room. Lola is what the camera is concentrated on therefore she is being lit up from behind to create an image of importance, which is known as key light, yet the side light creates a sense of suspense and disruption. Throughout the film the lighting consists mainly of the sun and within the buildings the lighting comes from the camera or lights on the wall. The “color red” motif comes into play again with the lighting. Throughout the movie there are many scenes filmed with red lighting only as in the beginning at times the lighting concentrates on Lola’s red phone and red hair. However the most interesting part of the lighting in the original frame in relation to the Mise-en-scene in the rest of the movie is that the way the light hits Lola’s face from the side and the back creates a light shadow, somewhat of an attached shadow, causing a crazed look and with Manny on the phone screaming and the mixture of the street sounds in the background implies...