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Blog Post # 4: Pan's Labyrinth Mise-en-Scene Analysis In this scene from Pan's Labyrinth, the most dominant element of Mis-en-Scene that contributes to the meaning of the scene in my opinion is the use of costumes and make-up. The pale, child eating "monster" is the central focus of the horror in the room the young girl walks into. This nightmarish figure has no eyes and it's pale skin sags over a deformed skeleton. Only when the girl eats from the table it is sitting at does the monster place eye-balls in it's hands and they morph into it's skin so he can see by lifting his palms. When the monster comes to life, the heart-racing thrill you get from watching a good horror film sets in. Throughout the scene the setting made me feel as if I were in a nightmare. Dungeon walls and almost alien looking sculptures, all that seemed to be ancient, and it seemed as if the scene took place in an underground tavern. These elements of setting were only enforced by the use of lighting. The room is dimly lit by a large fire place behind the pale monster as well as large, circular, and dim ceiling lights around the edge of the circular room. This dim lighting added to the scary feel of the room and added to the feeling of being in a cave, or tavern. The use of natural light from the fire, and the ceiling lights, which made the room look like it was lit by lamps, added to the hellish mood of the scene. Another use of Mis-en-Scene that was prominent was the sound, both diegetic(foreground), and non- diegetic(background). Throughout, you can just barely hear the sound of a deep openness you hear when you are in a cave. It almost sound like a draft, but perhaps it is better described as the sound of the nothingness. This contrasts with the sharp sound of the fairies that the girl lets out of the box which is a sharp fluttering sound, making the thrill of the scene more intense. Lastly, the movement of the figures in this scene sets it apart as a being quite disturbing. When the pale monster initially sitting with his hands frozen to the table wakes, it moves as if it was made of half dried concrete, adding to the un-human like feeling. Then as he wakes more, his awkward walk can only be described as demonic.
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Blog Post # 4: Pan's Labyrinth Mise-en-Scene Analysis
In this scene from Pan's Labyrinth, the most dominant element of Mis-en-Scene that contributes to the meaning of the scene in my opinion is the use of costumes and make-up. The pale, child eating "monster" is the central focus of the horror in the room the young girl walks into. This nightmarish figure has no eyes and it's pale skin sags over a deformed skeleton. Only when the girl eats from the table it is sitting at does the monster place eye-balls in it's hands and they morph into it's skin so he can see by lifting his palms. When the monster comes to life, the heart-racing thrill you get from watching a good horror film sets in. Throughout the scene the setting made me feel as if I were in a nightmare. Dungeon walls and almost alien looking sculptures, all that seemed to be ancient, and it seemed as if the scene took place in an underground tavern. These elements of setting were only enforced by the use of lighting. The room is dimly lit by a large fire place behind the pale monster as well as large, circular, and dim ceiling lights around the edge of the circular room. This dim lighting added to the scary feel of the room and added to the feeling of being in a cave, or tavern. The use of natural light from the fire, and the ceiling lights, which made the room look like it was lit by lamps, added to the hellish mood of the scene. Another use of Mis-en-Scene that was prominent was the sound, both diegetic(foreground), and non-diegetic(background). Throughout, you can just barely hear the sound of a deep openness you hear when you are in a cave. It almost sound like a draft, but perhaps it is better described as the sound of the nothingness. This contrasts with the sharp sound of the fairies that the girl lets out of the box which is a sharp fluttering sound, making the thrill of the scene more intense. Lastly, the movement of the figures in this scene sets it apart as a being quite disturbing. When the pale monster initially sitting with his hands frozen to the table wakes, it moves as if it was made of half dried concrete, adding to the un-human like feeling. Then as he wakes more, his awkward walk can only be described as demonic.
