(POST 12) Him & Her

Him and Her- scene 2:

For this task we got given, we have to pick a scene out of him and her, and produce some paragraphs on a particular part of mise-en-scene. I choose costume and makeup and also lighting.

Costume and Makeup:

In this scene, its Steve's birthday, and he is ill, which gives us a sense of unexcitment and sadness. Steve is wearing a dressing gown in bed, which implies that he is feeling lazy and wants to relax. Even though its his birthday, his costume and makeup shows that he is feeling unwell and doesn't want to communicate with anyone. Steve and Becky are both very lazy people, however in this scene Becky is dressed and has her makeup done, which shows she is feeling ready and is excited for steves big day. Costumes and makeup, for the other charcters, show off effort and time they have put in, just for steves birthday. This shows a contrast between steves day and the other characters day, and how they are feeling individually. 

Lighting:

The lighting in this scene is quite direct and bright. In the house a lot of lamps are used which illustrates  nightime and darkness. This suggests, that Steve feels tired and has no energy to go out after a long day feeling ill. In some shots you can see shadows which implies direct lighting from lamps which are creating shadows from objects/people. The lighting creates a dull and boring atmosphere as no curtains are open, and there is no natural lighting. The house is very untidy and dirty which gives off a really uninspiring mood.