Joshua Listrom's AICE Media Studies

 

       I chose to comment/watch the new and popular Netflix show "Squid Game" . I will be using the first episode of this show to represent these four Mise-en-scene elements. Squid game is a show based off of the main character Seong Gi-Hun, as well as many other citizens of South Korea that are heavily in debt to others and the government.  Setting: In the beginning of the episode throughout the first 30 minutes, you can see how the setting of South Korea seems to take you or the viewer throughout the highly populated streets and rougher neighborhoods. This gives an insight of how a lot of people might live throughout in this city, however, it also shows the importance of how these characters live. As throughout this half an hour you can see Seong Gi-Hun struggle to find food, shelter, and even a basic self-respect. As later in this same film you can see how the setting changed to this remote island off the coast of some mainland. However later in this series y...

In this new five master video edits video you can see a real change in the sounds that are going on. There are four unique sounds that are held within this video:  Voiceover: In the Five Master Edits Video, the first series of clips can be shown to provide a Voiceover of what’s happening in the scene. You can see that the narrator personifies how and what the student is doing. First off, the Lely student is shown be studying hard but then again being confused and dazed on what is happening. Suddenly a switch to the student scrolling through TIK TOK, changes the scenery to a more party and relaxed setting. This Voiceover shows the switch in this case way.  Diegetic: Am example of diegetic sound in this film would be the clips where the two people/characters are walking down the hallway. You can hear the footsteps throughout the film; although this was added after to add a more sensible sound process (original was quiet but used as the technique). However, this shows what the ch...