Mise-en-scène & Cinematography in American Beauty: Scene Analysis

[@airtime23]

The reflection of the face in the monitor could also stand for being jailed.

[@robertjones7750]

Damn this was really useful for some coursework. Thanks for making this.

[@nintalgia]

yeah it was was it not

[@Mayorofpeepsville]

Great analysis of the visuals. I loved both scenes and knew about the dialogue translations from Lester wishing to keep his job in fear of being berated by Carol to him being confident that he will leave with compensation and from Brad being the hot shot to come in and trim the fat for his superiors to his desperation to keep Lester for his longevity but more importantly to keep his mouth shut of corporate misdeeds So to get the cinematography side of things is great and makes love the scenes more. Thanks dude.

[@carldemonbrun1444]

From a Cinematographer pov. Include a Montage & Flash backs with a muse-en- scene.?

[@RicardoJeans]

This is so awesome!! Thank you, great work!

[@bobhawxwell1606]

Extremely clear and helpful

[@JohanAwesome]

Really good video! It was interesting and informative, more of this.

[@masanahlungwani3516]

This Is Great Bro.............Come Back

[@DancinJim]

Excellent analysis and I plan on using this with a class of students, first showing the clips alone, then with your analysis. Thanks!

[@shrodingerscat4191]

Well done. Nice content

[@BACONSTRIPZzUKOfficial]

Dude omg this is so sick

[@kirgrin]

I hope you find this video interesting and informative. The script is in the video description,A more detailed analysis is here: longzijun.wordpress.com/2014/04/03/film-scene-analysis-cinematography-and-mise-en-scene-in-american-beauty/ This is the 2nd video in my film analysis series. The first one is about fight cinematography and editing: Fight Scene Cinematography & Editing: The Bourne Identity vs Hero

[@l.soloproductions1465]

Very good analysis.

[@nintalgia]

I put a lot of effort into it so thank you!

[@daniellagibson3218]

Very good, thank you :)

[@KickTracks]

Cool! That's very cool. Thank you for this vid.

[@CerebeloativoTV]

Good Analysis

[@nintalgia]

cheers man, put a lot of effort into it

[@nintalgia]

this video is so beaut thanks man

[@31ymcmb31]

It is very helpful. Thank you !

[@athulkrish9403]

How do i learn all the important details that convey through screen, just through breaking down videos is not enough for me. i would like to know are there any books or masterclass related to analysis online?

[@Cierabyul]

Very helpful

[@nintalgia]

Thank you !

[@gapag2023]

excellent!

[@oscarpearson2]

Good video, you got a good voice to wich helps.

[@henryjiang5335]

Which

[@AdvaitThakur]

They showed the change in the same room with same costumes and set. The only change was camera angle

[@zijun01]

+Advait Thakur That is oversimplifying things. There are also changes in the camera position and distance, lighting, composition and framing. There is the body language. There are also subtle changes in the costume; compare Lester's tie, and the way here wears the tie, in the two scenes. Simply changing the angle wouldn't have had the same effect. As well , though the set is the same the lighting and camera position and angle remove some parts, like the potted plant, from view and de-emphasize other parts. like the sharp edges.

[@nintalgia]

That is oversimplifying things. There are also changes in the camera position and distance, lighting, composition and framing. There is the body language. There are also subtle changes in the costume; compare Lester's tie, and the way here wears the tie, in the two scenes. Simply changing the angle wouldn't have had the same effect. As well , though the set is the same the lighting and camera position and angle remove some parts, like the potted plant, from view and de-emphasize other parts. like the sharp edges.

[@shonaboy7554]

Great analysis ! Do film critics look at all this when rating a movie ?

[@kirgrin]

Kind of...but I would suspect it is usually when they are trying to figure out why certain things had an effect on them (negatively or positively). For example, many people criticize the action sequences in the Transformers movies for being confusing. A critic may look at things like editing choices and shot choices to understand and explain why the scenes are confusing.

[@JOHNDHAI]

What mean blocking? Thks.

[@lizaestevez6928]

do you think the insider should won best cinematography or American beauty?because I do i don't know why people vote for the insider

[@kirgrin]

I haven't seen the Insider :) The cinematography in American Beauty is good, but I find it a little formal at times. I just use it for teaching purposes because it is really clear what the director is aiming for.

[@sharinablack8706]

Hi @kirgrin I was wondering what program/software you used to make this video? I'm doing a scene analysis as a favor for a teacher, I just don't know how to go about it electronically!

[@nintalgia]

the upload event

[@racewiththefalcons1]

Too bad today's supposed "great" directors don't work this way or use the language of cinema to tell their stories. Looking at you, Chris Nolan.

[@jayv8068]

racewiththefalcons1 lol. nolan uses his storytelling talent for the most part

[@BACONSTRIPZzUKOfficial]

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[@tomcoatham6976]

You still here?