Mise-en-scene (still image)

Mise-en-scene
Baz Luhrmann's 'The Great Gatsby'
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CLAMPS

 Costume: The characters in this scene are dressed in the typical 1930's style that people would dress in if they were rich and prestigious. This means the women are dressed elegantly and extravagantly which could be reflecting how women were expected to look in that time period. 

 Lighting: The lighting and angle manage to show the extravagance of Gatsby's mansion, the pool being an electric green and the balconies being intricately made and positioned. The angle also displays the mass of people in the mansion to heighten the visual justification of how successful Gatsby is- this could relate to the action story line of him using a facade of parties to hide his true being.

 Actor: The actors placements are important in this scene because there are people all over the mansion on different floors to show the extent of his extravagance- there are people dancing in every crevice of the floor and even in the pool. This, again, reflects how amazing Gatsby's parties are. The actors are all captured in this image dancing which shows how empty the objective of the celebration is because, interestingly, Gatsby is nowhere to be seen. The fact that none of the mass of characters have a true identity or role shows how the party is not personal to Gatsby which displays a huge part of the plot.

 Make-up: Although it isn't shown in this scene, the actors make up relate to the time period- females wore very pale, powdery make up with long, thin eyebrows which also suggests that they are upper class as they can afford to look like that. The men were given moustaches and slick gelled hair which, in effect, connotes the same thing.

 Props: The props aid the effect of the party: the confetti, the females hair pieces and the pool all collectively show how out-there the party is. Also, the orchestra props convey how upper class the party is and how rich Gatsby must be.

 Setting: The mansion displays a well thought out, expensive scene that is used more as a public place rather than a home. The colours in the setting are bright and they work well together to portray an expensive atmosphere to the scene, as though Gatsby can afford to make his mansion look beautiful.

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