Explore how cinematography and mise-en-scene creates meaning in Pan's Labyrinth
Explore how cinematography and mise-en-scene creates meaning in Pan's Labyrinth Sequence taken from clip four We begin with a pan which then tracks to a mid shot of Carmel and Mercedes, we notice in the mise-en-scene that their clothing is heavily contrasted with each other, Mercedes in a brown and dark clothing to show her level in the patriarchy as a servant, this is then juxtaposed with Carmel who is wearing a light blue and beige robe, showing her relative wealth in this time of Spain, for a woman. Carmel is moved by Mercedes to create an over the shoulder mid shot of the couple and then we cut to a close up of Carmel's reaction, we see Vidal in the back and we infer that these people are strangers and Carmel has to be almost like a trophy wife, this is seen through her acting. We then cut to a close up of Vidal handing out the ration cards, cutting then to an over the shoulder shot of a man getting a card and says "I'm not sure it'll be enough." The ...