Super 8 is a movie about a group of young teens who are trying to make a sci-fi film. The kids are the main focus, two of them being the central characters- Joe and Alice. Beginning with Joe’s mother’s funeral, the movie takes you through a series of twists and turns about who is good, who is corrupt, and who/what is interfering with this small town. The children sneak out one evening to get footage for their movie, and they are almost killed by a major train accident. It turns out it was not an accident, and there is a military cover up. The kids and their parents are all interested to find out what is happening in their town.
The still I've chosen to analyze the mise en scene of is one of the children filming scenes for their movie the day after the train wreck. It shows a clear disconnect between the kids’ world and the world of adults. In the foreground are the kids working on their movie. The location they chose to shoot this particular scene of the movie is the location of the very train wreck that nearly cost them their lives the night before. They do not fully grasp the severity of the situation. What they see is a great backdrop for the film. Finishing their movie is a top priority. Shifting focus to the background, which is the subsidiary contrast, the wreckage is nearly catastrophic, and the military personnel are working diligently to clean up the damage and recover their cargo. The children are clearly dominant in this picture, not only because they are in the foreground, but because they are in focus, whereas the background isn’t.
This is a loosely framed shot, giving the characters freedom to move around, and giving the viewer a comprehensive view of the damage caused by the train wreck. There is personal space between the kids, showing that they are close friends. It is also a wide-angle shot, allowing the audience to grasp the significance of the accident.
The still I've chosen to analyze the mise en scene of is one of the children filming scenes for their movie the day after the train wreck. It shows a clear disconnect between the kids’ world and the world of adults. In the foreground are the kids working on their movie. The location they chose to shoot this particular scene of the movie is the location of the very train wreck that nearly cost them their lives the night before. They do not fully grasp the severity of the situation. What they see is a great backdrop for the film. Finishing their movie is a top priority. Shifting focus to the background, which is the subsidiary contrast, the wreckage is nearly catastrophic, and the military personnel are working diligently to clean up the damage and recover their cargo. The children are clearly dominant in this picture, not only because they are in the foreground, but because they are in focus, whereas the background isn’t.
This is a loosely framed shot, giving the characters freedom to move around, and giving the viewer a comprehensive view of the damage caused by the train wreck. There is personal space between the kids, showing that they are close friends. It is also a wide-angle shot, allowing the audience to grasp the significance of the accident.
Interesting analysis of the way the shot is framed. Good mise-en-scene.
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