Mise En Scene Sill Analysis

1st Scene Analysis

 

Deathly Hallows Scene 


Setting:

  • Located in the Ministry of Magic elevator 
  • Setting indicates the genre of a chase; of being in trouble 
  • Small elevator with Dementors pouring indicates darkness soon to come

Costumes

  • Hermione and Ron are still under the disguised potion while Harry's potion already ran out. 
  • Officer attire reflects the idea that they “work” at the Ministry of Magic
  • Dementors black hand represent their evil soul 
  • The additional woman is the wife of the person Ron is disguised as, which they ended up saving from her trial. 

Lighting:

  • Elevator lighting represents a dim and dirty look
  • Lighting also grabs the audience's eyes to the characters. The walls on the side are very dim, however, the wall on the back is being reflected with more light dragging the audience's eyes to the middle. 

Character Expression:

  • Although the characters are in disguise they all act as themselves in this scene. Harry is the brave, protective leader while Ron is too scared to even use his wand. Hermione seems scared but not as scared as Ron. The additional lady in this scene seems confused about the whole situation.
Foreshadowing:
  • In this scene in The Deathly Hallows, Harry Potter is seen being chased by Dementors, however, despite the Dementor's power and scarce look Harry is the first to step in front and protect not only his friends but his wizarding community.  As Harry's biggest fear are the Dementors it would be common for someone to hide from what they fear the most, however, this scene foreshadows that even if Harry is scared or hurt he would be the first to die for other people. This is also seen later in the movies. Harry makes it his priority to protect those from Voldemort, he never wishes to put anybody in harm's way. 


2nd Scene Analysis



Deathly Hallows Part 2


Setting:


  • Located outside the Hogwarts castle

  • Surrounded by the destruction of the Hogwarts castle after the war

  • The ruble signifies that the battle just took place destroying everything (Ending scene)


Costumes

  • Voldemort wearing a black cape throughout the movie signifies he is evil, dark, and like the Dementors. 
  • Voldemort is cut and dirty signifying the war against Harry Potter was not as easy as he thought it would be. The journey with Harry Potter was not easy for the evil. 

Lighting:


  • Dark Lighting reflects the mood/hatred the evil has over Harry Potter

  • Lighting reflects how the movies have got more and more dark over time, leading up to the big battle. 

  • The light reflecting off of the water down the bridge reflects the long journey Harry and Voldemort have gone through. 


Character Expression:


  • Voldemort's fact of defeat and agony shows that Harry Potter won the battle.  

  • Voldemort's deterioration represents the war is finally over, piece by piece a part of him starts to crumble into nothing. 


Foreshadowing:

  • In this scene from the Deathly Hallows, part two shows Voldemort in agony and defeat deteriorating into nothing. Harry Potter has finally won the battle. The deteriorating of Voldemort not only shows the ending of the battle but the end of the movie series. The long bridge behind Voldemort represents the long journey Harry Potter and his friends went through, additionally with the rumble and dirt everywhere represents how difficult the journey was, how many times Harry fell and got back up to protect those he loves, to show his parents that he was worth the fight.

3rd Scene Analysis



Order of the Phoenix


Setting:

  • Empty room in the Hogwarts Castle 

  • Setting indicates a use of high magic to bring a visual of his parents back 

  • The mirror of Erised is the only item in the room 


Costumes

  • Harry outside of his school uniforms signifies it is late at night and he is not where he is supposed to be. 
  • Harry's parents in cloaks tell the audience that they used to be very high wizards at Hogwarts. They died as true wizards. 
  • The red sweater can also signify that Harry is a part of the Gryffindors house. 

Lighting:

  • Darkroom with only the moons light 

  • The audience's eyes go directly to the mirror due to there being more light looking right past Harry potter and straight to Harry's parents. 

  • The darkroom with only the moon's light can show how dark times can get to Harry due to not growing up with their parents. 


Character Expression:

  • Harry looks confused because his parents are supposedly dead and Harry has never seen any type of sorcery that can bring back the living. 

  • Harry's parents are happy to finally get to see their son.
Foreshadowing:
  • This scene in the Order of The Phoenix shows Harry finally getting to meet his parents for the first time since they died. Although they are only a spirit this scene foreshadows that even if they are not physically there they are spiritually still there to help their son. This is later on seen at the ending battle and in the Maze battle when his parents supported him and gave him advice throughout his journey fighting Voldemort.

Photo Credits:
Harry Potter Deathly Hollows and Order of The Phoenix


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