That 70s Show
The epsiode opens with a cartoon fairy tale book opening to two of the characters Donnna and Eric in the center of the frame. The fairy tale book demonstrates that the scene that is about to take place is not realisitic and not part of the actual story line. By placing the two characters in the center of the frame it makes the viewer completely focus on them. This scene provides frontality because the charcaters are facong directly towards the camera.
The lighting trhoughout the first scene is low-key making it difficuly to see anything really besides the characters. There is a lot of fog and the scene is dark. The darkness is to represent the dismay between the characters and to reoresent what their personal relationship is going through. The epsiode goes back and forth between the fictional, fairy tale part and the actaul story line. In the actual story line, the lighting is very high-key to the point where there are no shawdows cast. Much of the epsiode is filmed outside and during the day. When the epsiode switches back to the fairy tale part, the lighting goes back to being low-key.
The show, as a series, is set in the 1970s. All of the clothing, make up, hairstyles, etc. are from that time period. In this episode specifically many of the characters are wearing jeans or kahki pants adn striped or patterned shirts. This, of course, is during the actual story line parts of the episode. During the fairy tale parts of the epsiode the two charcters are wearing clothes from a medieval time period. the girl is wearing a long, baggy white dress, while the boy is wearing a button up shirt, bowtie, and a jacket.
Throughout the entire episode, staging is mostly the same. The charcaters are straight on but not looking at the camera, they only engage with other charaters never the audience.
The epsiode opens with a cartoon fairy tale book opening to two of the characters Donnna and Eric in the center of the frame. The fairy tale book demonstrates that the scene that is about to take place is not realisitic and not part of the actual story line. By placing the two characters in the center of the frame it makes the viewer completely focus on them. This scene provides frontality because the charcaters are facong directly towards the camera.
The lighting trhoughout the first scene is low-key making it difficuly to see anything really besides the characters. There is a lot of fog and the scene is dark. The darkness is to represent the dismay between the characters and to reoresent what their personal relationship is going through. The epsiode goes back and forth between the fictional, fairy tale part and the actaul story line. In the actual story line, the lighting is very high-key to the point where there are no shawdows cast. Much of the epsiode is filmed outside and during the day. When the epsiode switches back to the fairy tale part, the lighting goes back to being low-key.
The show, as a series, is set in the 1970s. All of the clothing, make up, hairstyles, etc. are from that time period. In this episode specifically many of the characters are wearing jeans or kahki pants adn striped or patterned shirts. This, of course, is during the actual story line parts of the episode. During the fairy tale parts of the epsiode the two charcters are wearing clothes from a medieval time period. the girl is wearing a long, baggy white dress, while the boy is wearing a button up shirt, bowtie, and a jacket.
Throughout the entire episode, staging is mostly the same. The charcaters are straight on but not looking at the camera, they only engage with other charaters never the audience.
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