Lighting is a huge part of film. This can automatically change the mood of the scene. Here are just a few examples;
-High Key/Bright, few shadows (friendly, safe, happy environment)
-Low Key/Dimly lit, shadows (shady, untrustworthy atmosphere)
-Chiaroscuro/Extreme lighting, lots of shadows, some very bright part (dramatic, unusual) -Naturalistic/Very natural light (believable)
-Artificial/Fake lighting
-Ambient/Background light to make it seem real
-Accent light/spot light/Highlight or zoom in on a character
-Fill/Full on lighting (fill the atmosphere)
In class we studied a clip from this movie, Coming Down the Mountain. We watched up to around 5 minutes. I looked at how disability was presented.
The very first thing I noticed was the Mise-En-Scene at the beginning. We see the setting of their bedroom with a typical teenagers room on David's side and a colourful room with lots of toys on Ben's side of the room. This extreme contrast presents their emotional differences. Perhaps they are always physically together, however their maturity and emotions are very apart. Ben seems to be much more child like than David. Perhaps, this could mean that due to Ben's disability they are unable to emotional connect as brothers.
The next thing I noticed was a medium shot of them both walking to the bus stop. David was leading with Ben following slowly behind. This shows that Ben is extremely venerable as he needs someone with him at all time. It also suggests that he has no control as he is being led by David.
Furthermore, when Ben is on the bus home by himself, he is cuddling his rucksack. This emphasises his child like actions as he is holding it like a child would hold their toys. This again presents his vulnerability. They imply his emotions on the bus as they do an extreme close up. This shows his rare emotion of worry and shows his feeling anxious. Finally, there is diegetic sound from the other students on the bus fighting, singing and laughing while Ben sits silently holding onto the seat in front of him. This shows how he is not just unlike his brother, but also most other people his age. Perhaps they are portraying the message that having a disability isolates you from people your own age. This creates huge sympathy for Ben.
