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  When watching Marvel One shot- Agent Carter (2013) the first thing you may pick up on is the establishing shot of New York. It’s a beautiful skyline. If you are familiar with New York today, you may notice that it is not the same skyline you’d encounter if you looked now. This is to subconsciously tell you that the time setting is not current.   The second thing you may notice is the costuming.   That is the second thing that immediately tells you it was set in a different era than what were in. The costuming is much more formal that what we are used to. Now a days those who work at precincts do not wear suits. This would be considered a part of the mise-en-scene. When Peggy is being asked to do a task by the misogynistic man, it immediacy cuts to paperwork ready and waiting in her desk. I suppose this was for comedic effect, but also to set the tone of her environment at the time. You also may notice that when Peggy is looking at her “dead” love interest the music beco...

 

  Staging- In this shot Beck is focused on. The camera switches back and forth between beck and Jade, emphasizing the tension between them. It is now becoming more apparent that the song Jade is singing is about Jade. It is also important to note the fact that no one else is around Beck and even the background dancers behind Jade are somewhat blurred. You will also notice that in other shots during the scene, the rest of the main characters are grouped together. This symbolizes that they are not apart of this main storyline. Lighting- In this scene, I tried to capture the lighting. You may notice the green led lights. It's currently night in this scene, and the led lights help create a fun "party" atmosphere. Through out this scene the lights change from different colors. You will notice as the scene goes on, and may even notice in the picture below that the main light will start to focus on Jade it self. Again emphasizing the intensity of this scene. At the start of the ...