Scarface
This scene is set in an expensive, grandeur looking mansion, filled with a lot of red and gold, connoting wealth. The setting is almost over the top, every prop looks expensive, there is nothing out of place in the house. The security cameras in his room show just how big his house is and just how much security he needs, perhaps this is to suggest that he needs protection, therefore we can make the assumption that he is not a virtuous man.
His costume is also very high class as he wears a suit, suggesting that he is a business man. The fact that the assassins are wearing normal everyday clothes emphasises the protagonists wealth. Also due to the fact that he is higher above them shows his superiority and dominance. The blood, which is already on his collar before the scene starts, implies that he has already been in a dispute beforehand. This re-emphasises his immoral nature.
The lighting of the scene is unnatural as it is from his many chandeliers and bulbs, perhaps suggesting that there is no good in him as it is all fake as the only light that shines on him is not real. The scene becomes quite foggy mid-way through, which may show the outcome of the situation becoming clouded or even the judgement of the protagonist being clouded as he seems very impulsive.
The machine gun in the scene makes him powerful as his facial expression reveals a very motivated and serious character, who seems to think he can take on the world alone. He dies in a pool, which could signify how he is cleansing himself now that he is dead.
Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory
This scene begins with the protagonist throwing newspapers into peoples homes, suggesting that he is doing a paper round. The streets seem quite old and murky, suggesting that the scene is set in a poor area. There's also a market woman and a woman picking flowers, showing the poverty within the setting. The man that is met wheels away with a trolley filled with a varied range of knives, conveying the man to be quite an abnormal and mysterious character. His facial expression is almost vicious as he makes direct eye contact with the boy, even when he's walking away; this makes him seem very intimidating.
The protagonist is dressed averagely, there's nothing that makes him appear any different from the typical boy. As the lighting changes from high-key to low-key, indicating a change in time it also creates a gloomy atmosphere. The gates to the factory are extravagant in relation to everything else, which makes it seem out of place. The darkness reveals an element of mystery within the factory and as the name 'WONKA' lights up, the whole scene does too. As he almost marvels at the factory through a small little gap in the wall, this conveys his interest in the setting.
The facial expressions of the protagonist shows terror as he encounters the mysterious man; the protagonists' eyes show confusion and his mouth expresses anticipation as he parts his lips slightly. This reveals the boy's innocence as a character.
Sinister
The scene is set outdoors; simply made up of one large, strong looking tree and many green bushes and grass. The setting appears quite natural and pure with nothing around except 4 characters. The lighting isn't low-key which subverts the convention of a horror film, however it doesn't seem as though it is very bright, therefore you could make the assumption that it was very early morning. The whole setting appears fairly natural, except from the hanging family.There is also a kind of spear, which is quite abstract.
The hanging characters seem to be wearing common clothes, implying that they are normal people. The fact that their faces are covered with sacks shows that their killer wants to hide themselves. It's particularly interesting to see that they are hanging on the left side of the tree; maybe this is iconic as the left side is associated with evil and has many satanic connotations. Furthermore, trees can convey a sinister atmosphere due to the tree of knowledge being associated with good and evil.
Although we cannot see the facial expressions of the characters, we can easily make the assumption that they are distressed; they sway their legs and twist around, hanging helplessly. Fog starts to emerge from the bushes, which creates an atmosphere which insinuates a cold chill or better said a sinister mood.
Both Sinister and Willy Wonka are set in the outdoors in a very regular environment, however Sinister includes an uncommon aspect due to the dead people. There is an almost chilling mood created in all 3 of these clips; in Scarface, Tony thinks he can dominate the world but his death results with a cold ending; in Willy Wonka, the man holding knives generates a mysterious and chilling mood also as we are unaware of who he is or what he is doing there; in Sinister, the whole scene is eerie, even though the lighting is high. This is intriguing particularly because Willy Wonka is a family fantasy musical, whilst Sinister is a horror and Scarface is a crime drama. Willy Wonka is practically on the opposite end of the spectrum to Sinister yet they share similar elements, in terms of mise-en-scene.
There's an element of worry in both Tony Montanna's facial expression and Charlie Bucket, however Tony reveals more supremacy within his nature, whilst Charlie shows his innocence. There is an aspect of mystery shown in both the Willy Wonka clip and the Sinister clip, more so because they are the opening scenes of the film.
In addition to this, there is a weapon in all 3 scenes; machine gun, knives and spear. The props are very similar, which is also very interesting due to the different genres.
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