1. Camera
The camera is angled below the stage to make the dancers
appear taller and more important as the audience feels like they’re watching
the show. The dancers are in the frame and everything around them is almost
blurred, which makes the audience feel like the dancers are the only important
thing on the stage. Ali (the protagonist) is located in the middle and appears
to be more focused than the other dancers which gives the impression she’s the
protagonist of the film. The dark background draws the audiences focus to the
brighter foreground which could be purposely done to draw the attention to Ali.
The dancers become darker and darker as they get to the sides, this could show
the unimportance of some of the characters, making the characters that are more
lit up appear more important. The main focus of the shot is Ali as she is
central and the most lit up which makes it clear that she’s important
2. Mise-en-scene
The frame is very bright and saturated, giving it a red
tint. Which could connote that these dancers are being seductive, the limited
amount of clothes also brings back this idea. The lighting is also very artificial,
which fits with the film as it’s a show, making the audience feel like they’re
watching the real show. They’re also spotlights to add to the idea of it being
a show, or performance. Due to the room being really dark, the dancers stand
out more as they’re almost illuminated in comparison to the background, it also
makes it unclear if its night or day as its always dark, which adds tension.
Ali is the most lit person on the stage and due to her being central the
attention is instantly drawn to her. The décor of this frame is very basic, there’s
lights around the stage to give the impression of it being a show, however there’s
no props or pieces of furniture in this shot. There seems to be no walls which
gives the impression that it’s a large room that stretches past what we can
see, and the limited amount of props also makes the stage appear bigger.
3. People
All of the other dancers in the shot are wearing similar clothes,
however Ali (in the middle) looks totally different to the other dancers as she’s
wearing a full costume, which shows that she’s important and that the director wanted
her to stand out. The other girls on this frame also have dark brown hair that
blends into the backdrop which makes them all look similar and bland, however Ali
has bright blonde curled hair which also draws attention to her. All of the
other girls have a different posture to the main protagonist as they all look stern
and up straight, almost like they’re trying really hard to look professional,
but Ali looks more relaxed (like he doesn’t have to try as hard to look good) however
they all look similar as they’re all doing the same choreography. Ali’s leg is
higher than the other dancers which also draws attention back to her as she
just appears better than them. Whereas the other dancers are looking off
screen, Ali’s looking directly at the camera, which adds tension and makes it
clear that she’s more important than the others. All of the girls are
positioned around Ali almost like she’s the leader.
4. Composition
The composition of this shot is very symmetrical, all of the
dancers are in lines and are standing in the correct places, however Ali is
very central, so it almost looks like the girls are surrounding her. All of the
other girls are fairly close together however there’s a slightly bigger space
around Ali with could imply that she’s more important and needs more space as she’s
doing something different than the other girls. However, it could also show
that they’re almost scared of her, as she has more authority. Ali is centre
stage which shows that she’s going to be on the stage for a lot longer than the
other dancers as they can easily get off the stage, but by being central its
harder.
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