Azreen I., Beowulf

    The scene that I would like to change the most would be the fighting scene between Beowulf and Grendel. First and foremost, the movement of the human characters seemed really unrealistic. The part of the scene that I felt look the most unrealistic was when all the men were singing around the table while Beowulf was lying down. When the men were singing and dancing, the slightest body movement seemed very stiff. It did not seem to flow with a certain fluidity. Another point I would like to see have changed was the lighting. The lighting practically made my eyes hurt. The constant flashing made it very difficult for me to focus on what was actually going on in the scene itself. It was more of a distraction than a helpful part in the enhancement of the scene. One solution would be to replace the digitalized versions of the actors with live actors. In my opinion, having a live actor act seems much more realistic than having their digital version act. Acting not only compromises the way to speak but also body movement and body language. Body movement and language help exemplify a scene. Throughout Beowulf, they lacked these important parts of acting. As for the lighting, I would reduce the speed of the lighting as well as direct the light towards more important factors of the scene. I would also change the fighting scene where Beowulf and Grendel are actually fighting. I would make it more up front. Taking shots close to the actual fighting scene would have been a better decision so as to show the actual “fight”. I would also like to change the fact that Beowulf didn’t bleed whatsoever in the scene. He was being pushed around by a huge so called monster and there was no sight of him actually being hurt.

Misc en Scene:

Dominant: From this still of the movie, the dominant is Grendel. There is no one else but him in the still.

Lighting: The lighting is low key on Grendel but from the right side of the still we notice there is some high key lighting. That was used to give Grendel a more enlarging effect. The high key lighting also shows some poignant features of Grendel. It also allows Grendel to be shown in a way to show his importance.

Camera Proxemics: The camera proxemics for this still is intimate. The camera is facing up at Grendel. This shows that Grendel is an important character in the scene.

Character Proxemics: The character proxemics for this still is also intimate. Grendel is highlighted in the scene.