Pan's Labyrinth Mis en scene

Setting, Props, and Lighting: The lighting in this scene has some natural lighting from the fire, and the lights on the ceiling. Fill Lighting also allows other objects to obtain light to show that they exist when the natural lighting isn’t hitting that object. The props have a musty, old temple feel and have ton of detail to give the full effect of a temple type room. Different shapes and of sizes also allow the room to be unique and different from different scenes and movies. The setting provides easy detection that in this room is from a very old time period with the paintings that have stories on them. With the walls, food, characters giving the view a time and place with awe. Costume, Make-up: The girl, Ofelia, is dressed as the normal school girl with her dress and books. The hand eyed creature has a well done costume. Pail white skin showing that it hasn’t seen the sun for years, skinny body showing it hasn’t eaten in many years. Make-up on the characters is well done. I couldn’t tell if there was any or not. It is a good thing that the viewer can’t see the make-up. Sound: We have digenetic when Ofelia eats the grape, when she touches the dagger (which has an enhanced sound); also the fire is the background crackling. Non- digenetic is the music creating suspense before she eats the grape and as the creature comes to life. Sound is very powerful in both ways from the creature breathing in to the music leading up to the horrible scene Ofelia was about to endure. Camera Angles: The camera is another person in the room, but is invisible and is capturing all the details the camera is providing. Cameras create a sense of danger by getting close ups on evil monsters and long shots to get the whole view of the surrounding area. Angles creating depth and height while creating a different perspective. One big thing is that the cameras can also tell the story. They walk us through the hall way into the main room introducing us to the table and three doors and then eventually the eyed creature. They create suspense like music, but in a visual way. As Ofelia eats the grape the camera follows the suspense to the monster as it comes to life. It’s a wonderful visual to get different actions in the movie.