Clash of the Titans (Scene)
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Because the witches immerge from the mist/fog, drama is added to their arrival and their actual
costumes provide a representation of them for the audience to consider. For example, the witches
have no eyes, nose or ears on their faces; only share one eye between them. This shows that
although they are wise and intelligent, it could suggest that they are disabled because of this lack of their senses. Perseus then uses this against them when he threatens to drop their eye off of the
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The costume (above) was probably done by prosthetics on set and then enhanced during the Post-
Production stage using CGI (Computer Generated Imagery) for the eyes motion. By using rags for
clothing and messed hair, it shows that they do not live wealthily and maybe do not look after
themselves contrasting with the idea of them being wiser than everyone else. Moreover, the teeththat are displayed are cracked and some missing and overall the costumes add to the drama and
frightening appearance of the Graeae.
The minimalistic furniture/props in the scene ensure that the Graeae are represented as
frighteningly wise for such hags and as a consequence maybe do not have the luxuries that less
intelligent people do have which could ask the audience: Does intelligence come at a price? This
message could have been intentionally represented through the witches by the Director and the
mise en scene as a whole manages to create the idea of uncertainty throughout the scene.
This research has enabled me to think about the mise en scene that I may need to consider on
including in my film opening scene and how certain mise en scene aspects (such as weather,
costume and props) can create a representation of a character and create effective awkwardness
and tension between the characters.