Analyze how the visual and/or aural elements of the film making .

Analyze how the visual and/or aural elements of the filmmaking

[mise-en-scene, lighting, diegetic and non-diegetic sound, camera angles
and focus, editing]

contribute to the film’s intention and effect. Here is the list of films you may write about: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Do the Right Thing, The Silence of the Lambs, Get Out, and The Florida Project. Some questions you might want to ask (and answer): How does the use of lighting and/or color establish tone? Is the film monotonic (i.e. one tone throughout), or do the lighting and color palette shift the tone between scenes/acts/locations? How do elements of the mise-en-scene contribute to our understanding of the characters, milieu, or narrative? What point(s)-of-view does the use of framing, camera angles, and/or camera movements establish? Does the point of view shift from scene to scene (or within scenes)? What, if any, function does the camera’s POV play in characterization and narrative? What thematic or narrative functions do the film’s editing techniques serve (e.g. noteworthy match cuts, L- or J-cuts)? What major motifs can you find in the film? What is their significance to the film’s themes and/or to the characters and the narrative? Are any of the elements characteristic (or uncharacteristic) of the film’s genre? Are there any signature marks of the filmmaker’s (director, cinematographer, or screenwriter) personal artistic style?