Brooke Duncan's Blog

 Welcome to The Blogging Brooke What is Mise-en-scene? Why is it important? I am here to answer those questions.  Today I would like to talk about what separates good films or shows from great ones. One tactic that elevates these films or shows is the use of mise-en-scene. This tactic helps get the viewers' attention by making the viewer feel as if they are actually part of the movie. One show that I watch regularly that is great at using mise-en-scene is Shameless .  The importance of detail in this show makes the audience feel as if they are in the set..if that makes sense. For example, Shameless is set in the Southside of Chicago and is about lower-class family doing everything they can to survive.  This video shows the behind the scenes of the making of one of the most used film sets, The Gallagher home. The details from the home decorations in the living room and kitchen to the bedroom decorations makes me feel like I have complete understanding o...

 Welcome to the Blogging Brooke      This week in class, we that the pleasure of watching a film by one of the world's best directors, Wes Anderson. We watched the 2004 film, The Life Aquatic featuring Bill Murray, Owen Wilson, and Willem Defoe, I am a huge fan of Willem Defoe, and when I first watched this movie, I remember screaming with happiness when I saw him on the screen.  Here is a link below that will take you to the Trailor:      One of the main things that Wes Anderson incorporates in his films the importance of family and friends. This is what I would like to talk about in my blog today. In this film we are introduced to Ned (Owen Wilson), who is an airplane pilot. Ned tells Steve Zissou (Bill Murray) that he is his illegitimate son and that is when their father-son bond started to form, but like every family, they had their fights. Through all of the fights, Ned and Steve still found their way back to each other. One of my favorite fi...

 Welcome to the Blogging Brooke,      Today I will be talking about a 2006 film directed by Guillermo del Toro called Pan's Labyrinth. I enjoyed watching this film, however, the only critique I have is that we watched the Spanish Version with English subtitles, and I feel like the subtitles are a little distracting to the film. Pan's Labyrinth reminded me and my roommate both of the film Spirited Away.      It reminded me of Spirited Away because in this film, Chihiro (Rumi Hiiragi), leaves her hometown and ends up in a world totally unfamiliar with the one she has known. This ties into the film Pans' Labyrinth because Ofelia (Ivana Baquero), ends up in the Labyrinth world. In this world, she is a completely different person who faces obstacles and lives a different life.  Side note: thing that is interesting to me is the movie covers. They look very similar, and they have a similar story line. It makes me wonder if Guillermo h...

 Welcome to the  Blogging Brooke      I have a special place in my hearts for Blum House Productions films, and Get Out is one of the best.  When we were told to watch this film for class I got excited. I have not seen this film for a couple of years, so I was able to refresh my memory.      I wanted to start off by talking about some suspenseful scenes that occurred at the beginning of the film. For example, t he opening scene starts off with an African-American male on the phone with his girlfriend in search of her house. Suspense builds when a car slowly and suspiciously drives by playing the "run rabbit' song. The car suddenly stopped and the African-American man gets attacked.      Emotion is a key point in this particular film. The emotion aspect of the film is what I will be focusing on during this blog. The movie builds emotion when  Chris and Rose are talking and getting ready to go visits Rose's family. She keep...