My three micro analysis’s of films
My first initial film I was going to analyse was Saving Private Ryan and I was going to analyse the mis-en-scene, cinematography and the sound.

Saving Private Ryan shell shock scene
When I watch the scene for Saving Private Ryan it shocks me to see the brutality of war it shocks me and makes me think of all the soldiers that sacrificed themselves I feel like this because the film is so accurate through mis-en-scene, performance and sound firstly the mis-en-scene is very accurate as all the characters have authentic outfits and guns adding to the realism. All the props such as grenades to the barbed wire is all very real. Also the setting is accurate as that is what the assault would have looked like as they have the appropriate transports and the Germans have the appropriate bunkers to defend the beach with. The makeup is extremely good as you all the bullet holes and explosion’s that have killed or mutulated the soldiers look very real. Another micro feature is performance as every emotion is so well acted and the soldiers actually look in pain and scared you get a real feel of what the battle was like through these great actors skills at making me empathise with the soldiers, there screams sound real and yet again we kind of understand what they are going through and through their body movements it does the same. The Sound is another micro feature that makes me feel as if we are in the action when Tom hanks is shell shocked it sounds so real it is as if I am a soldier next to him, the explosions even know they are effects sound fantastic as it makes you feel you are their for instance when the flamethrowers tank gets shot the sound is shockingly real and the explosion itself is just as good.

American beauty Dinner table scene
When I watch this scene I laugh but at the same time I am shocked at what I see because it is the American dream and it shows how dysfunctional it is or can be and that some people’s dream is other people’s idea of a nightmare. The micro features I think make me think in this way is the performance, sound mis-en-scene. Firstly Kevin Spacey’s performance is excellent as him and his wife while their physical expressions are quite calm most of the time their voices raise and they argue between each other they interact as if they were married and having an argument which adds to me being shocked because it is done so well. The sound is extremely good as it is a very calm peace of music which is light and does not suit the scene but it does when you think of why the director used it also the sound of their voices being raised whilst this music is playing they contrast each other. The Mis-en-scene is very good for a big reason the props are all set out perfectly which contrast the un perfect family the candles are aligned the paintings are straight it contrasts the scene again. Their expressions are very serious and stern to show they are having an argument however Kevin’s look is very laid back as if he is arguing for the sake of it to get a little kick out of it.

Se7en title sequence
When I watch this scene I like the fact that we are getting to know the characters as people their personalities all in this one title sequence it makes me feel like I know them as if they were friends or co-workers. The micro features that do this are mis-en-scene and the performance. The mis-en-scene helps a lot we understand Morgan freeman may have a case of ocd or he is just a very neat man by the way he always gets his possessions in the right order and puts them away in that order he also unlike Brad Pit very neat in where he puts his badge which tells us about him and Brad pit and the way Morgan Freeman costume is in order and Brad Pits is not. Morgan Freeman has a metronome which calms him down as if it is a get away from his life and he also keeps his lights on which show us he is afraid of the dark. There performance is fantastic because even know they are very calm and polite towards each other it is as if they are arguing there are many ways this is shown for one when Morgan Freeman and Brad pit are walking together they keep walking past each other as if fighting for the leading position, they also argue but calmly which is when Morgan Freeman tells him he is in charge, Morgan freeman also walks very slowly and calmly this shows his personality where as Brad Pit walks very fast as if racing as if it’s a competition.