Good Performance

Here is the clip I have chosen -> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNGaYy4iavI
I am looking at the performance of the character 'Jack Shephard' played by Matthew Fox, in the first 4 minutes of the clip.

He uses physical actions and gestures to help enhance his performance and make it more believable.
He is very quick to stand up despite him visually seen to be in pain, showing his eagerness to understand what is going on, showing us straight away one side to his character. He moves around in a very tired manner, staggering and exaggerating the movement of his shoulders when breathing in and out. He also puts his hands near his head alot, showing his confusion and uncertainty.

Matthew Fox also uses a large range of facial expressions in his performance.
He widens his eyes alot when realising something, such as when he realises other people will be in danger. His emotion is shown through his eyes, showing the viewer quickly how he is feeling. His facial expressions used show his confusion, especially in his mouth how it stays open.

He doesn't verbally speak in this clip, but still uses his voice to make the drama more realistic. 
His deep breathing shows how he has been through a traumatic event, and is feeling disorientated and tired. The silence builds suspense up, which is more effective than if he were to stand talking to himself, or talking to other people. Due to this performance, the audience feels the in the same situation as Jack, wanting to know what has happened.


Matthew Foxs' performance in the clip makes the drama easy to watch and believable, drawing you as an audience member into the situation very quickly. It is a good performance because of how his physical actions, facial expressions, and voice all fit together well to make his character, and shows how he is feeling in this scene.

Performance

1. The actors used physical action, facial expression, and their voice, to create their individual character, to make them memorable. Using hand gestures helps to make their performance more believable for an audience and therefore more enjoyable.

2. It effects you as an audience member when an actor of actress makes a good performance, because it makes the drama easier to watch and believe. they have to get a balance, as if it is overacted, it doesnt look as effective.

3. Acting is very important in a film, as it creates the characters invovled personality and characteristics. If an actor keeps the same actions expressions and voice throughout the film, it is a successful creation of a character and the way they are, which will make the film more believable.

4. Mise en scene, and performance are both important and contribute alot in communicating to the audience. Both of them have to be adaquate to create a good character. If performance is really good of main characters, but the props extras and set isnt right, then the film won't look good. Same as if the mise en scene is great but the acting isnt very good, it wont be good for the audience to watch.

Interpreting Characters 2

This 'chavvy' characters personality can be seen through her mise en scene.

She is overweight, which can show us that she doesnt work and sits around all day.

The scrunchy in her hair and gold jewellery shows tackiness, and that she doesnt care too much about a sense of style or what others think of her, and also she is on low income and cant afford to buy nice accessories for herself.

The hot pink tracksuit shows her to perhaps be quite girly or a tart, and not being bothered about standing out from the crowd.

The trainers which we assume she is wearing not for training purposes but for comfort, show her to be quite a lazy character.

The eyeshadow and obvious maeup could mean she is interested in attracting men and looking for a relationship, but maybe isn't very good at it.

Interpreting Characters

Here is a character who can be seen as a 'computer geek'.

His formal wear of a shirt and tie with a leather belt shows his to be professional, even if he isn't working he will still be wearing these sort of clothes

The books he is holding shows he probably enjoys to read in his spare time, which could indicate a lack of social life, and not many friends. It shows him to be intelligent aswell, with a good education, perhaps studying at university.

The stationary in his pocket shows him to be organised and prepared, and the sort of person who writes ideas down when he is out and about.

He is asian, which are seen to be clever with computers and maths, and generally intelligent.
The glasses are stereotypically seen to be geeky.
His hair isn't in a very fashionable cut, which can show him not to be very concerned in style or maybe relationships. But then it still looks brushed, which could show him to be fussy.
He isn't wearing any jewellery, and has no visible tattoos, which could show him wanting to stay looking clean and fresh.
His tie is blue, which is classed as a boy colour, but it more of a softer blue, which could show him to have more of a softer side to him aswell.

Mise en Scene: Examples

HOSPITAL DRAMA:
Set-
Wards, reception area, hospital beds, corridoors, lifts, white walls, ambulances.
Props-
Medical equipment, life support machines, pens, watches, thermometers, gloves, face masks, magazines, flowers, food, clipboards.
Extras-
Family members, other doctors, patients in the background.

TEENAGE DRAMA:



Set-
Schools, streets, parties, parks, houses, bedrooms, hospitals, classrooms, youth centres, shops.
Props-
Bags, mobile phones, ipods, laptops, cigarrettes, drugs, alchohol, stationary, money.
Extras-
School Pupils, passers by, distant family, unimportant teachers, police.
 

POLICE DRAMA:

Set-

Offices, crime scenes, policecars, ambulances, fire engines, police station.

Props-



Torches, hats, keys, pens, guns, walkie talkies, jackets, handcuffs.
Extras-
Other police, get away criminals, victims family, passers by.

SOAP DRAMA:

Set-

Pubs, houses, streets, shops, gardens, parks, public transport, hospitals, taxis, cars.

Props-

Cups, glasses, drinks, food, cleaning products, bags, phones, money, clothing, letters, packages, shopping, cigarettes.

Extras-

Punters, shoppers, taxi/bus/train/tram drivers, milkmen, postmen, passers by, dog walkers, people at a party, vicars.



Mise en Scene: Set, Props, & Extras

Everything within a shot. tells alot about the movie quickly:
-The Set
-Props
-Costumes
-Make up
-Extras
-Lighting
-SETS THE SCENE

The SET is where the action takes place.
A PROP is something the character picks up and interacts with.
EXTRAS are people in the scene who are not the main characters.