Wednesday, October 9, 2019

"A Funny Thing" - Quick Scene Analysis

https://youtu.be/QPds0-hZ1tM

Soothsayer Scene:

Costume: 
  • Exaggeration of ancient dress
    • Workers/Slaves are in drab clothes
  • Aristocrats and other important figures are in color
    • Erronius
      • He is an aristocrat
    • Pseudolus and Hysterium color because they’re main characters
      • Also makes them stand out in a dramatic way
Sets: 
  • Outside in the streets
    • Mocking the slums not shown in ancient movies
    • Dirty aspect of rome
  • Inside the buildings
    • Nice, but obviously fake
      • Shows the play/musical aspect of the movie
Camera Angle/Techniques: 
  • Long shots
    • Most important:
      • Beginning to see Erronius being carried in 
        • Dramatic differences between slaves & not
        • Women stereotypes
  • Close up
    • Faces of Pseudolus, Hysterium, and Erronius
      • Exaggerated emotions
    • Ring
      • Mock the significance and importance of rings in ancient movies
  • Medium shot
    • When Pseudolus and Hysterium are tricking Erronius
      • Shows how the man can’t see everything that happening
      • A form of dramatic irony in the movie-musical

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