Tuesday, September 14, 2010

Mise en scene: Piranhas 3-D



This shot is from the recent horror movie, "Piranhas 3-D." The two dominants in the shot are the frightened girl and the piranhas that are about to devour her. The lighting is made to look like natural sunlight coming down through the water to give the shot the natural appearance of the lake in which the scene takes place. The camera and character proxemics are certainly intimate, the camera is pulled in for a very tight shot, and the characters are literally face to face. The closeness of the shot highlights the fear and tension of being so close to raging piranhas. This frame is from a scene in which a random, unsuspecting, attractive girl comes face to face with the piranhas. The frame shows the few tense seconds between her and the piranhas right before they devour her.

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