After watching a short portion of the film, "Agent Carter", there were several techniques used throughout the clip that are crucial in order to form an effective film. As the clip progressed, elements in mise-en-scene were very prevalent as the setting gave a strong sense of the tone of the overall movie, lighting was also vital as it was shown with the transitions from and between various shots, setting helped determine where the movie was occurring and also the time period, and costume helped clearly distinguish the characters, ranging from a superhero in a suit being Captain America, all the way to classy businessmen in the office. Sound was very important, as background music was the main feature during many cases to set the tone of the scene and also to build emotions that would later be conveyed in the clip, for example, suspense is built due to the factors of a mysterious and slow background sound along with dark lighting and camera movement that was gradual and therefore had the effect on viewers of the need to see more and anticipate the next event. Editing techniques were also used through the clip such as parallelism and simultaneity in different instances.
Mise-en-scene was very important as well, setting was shown throughout the scene as it serves a vital purpose to supernatural movies, one being "Agent Carter". Setting sets a state of mind and an overall vibe to the audience, giving an idea of where the movie is taking place and what period in time the film is supposed to take place in. In "Agent Carter", the audience is able to determine through setting that although humans are the characters in the scene, there are some aspects throughout the scene that show various non human activities such as advanced technology, which gives an overall perspective to the viewers. Lighting is also demonstrated, giving emotions within the scenes, such as a sense of mystery. Mystery is an emotion shown because the lighting will often scale from a low-key to high-key tone, this is seen in the scene with the woman at the control panel in the chair. The lighting tone goes from darker to lighter, creating a sense of mystery within the audience, allowing the scene to create suspense and constantly encourage the viewers to anticipate the next move. Costume is crucial as well, the scene includes supernatural aspects such as super heroes, who are represented through their super suits and costumes which allows the audience to distinguish super heroes within the scene from other civilians who are seen to be in regular attire. Lastly, staging and acting in the scene voice a unique sense of expressions amongst the actors and the various characters. This allows the audience to form connections between characters and feel as if the events are truly occurring due to a good performance style.
Sound was a crucial aspect to the clip, background music was able to set the tone and allow the audience to foreshadow the upcoming mood or action of a certain character or as the scene in total. Emotion is very important in all filming, it allows the audience to form connections between characters and also to develop a knowledge as to what is going on and what can possibly and potentially occur. Emotion creates true feeling, transferred from the actors and the filming aspects such as sound, to the viewers who can take out emotion from the recording, in some cases being tension and then ranging all the way to a sentimental feeling evoked from the filming. In "Agent Carter", background music was the driving force behind the emotions of the scene, suspense was often shown as the music had a mysterious and slow tone. The background music played a vital role but also collaborated with aspects such as camera movement and shots to further evoke emotions from the scenes. A long shot can build upon the suspense, as it drives the audience to want a more up close and personal shot which can show more detail and reveal more about what is about to come. A mystery to the film watchers can go a long way and truly move the message of the film. In the specific scene we viewed, many features were able to work together in order to present this feeling which was something the audience was able to build upon and find as valuable to the message as a whole and how good the filming appears to be.
Additionally, there were a few master edit techniques used within the clip that expanded upon the message in "Agent Carter". Simultaneity was one technique used in the scenes, this presents a unique effect on the filming. Simultaneity is used whenever there are two events that are being switched between the filming and that have something to do with one another. Cross cutting between these two different events will end up to be important because they will eventually meet up with one another and confront each other with a full head of steam, creating either a major problem or solution to the audience. In the beginning of the clip that we viewed, Peggy is attempting to help a man and free him of his rising issue while the other scene that is being relayed to is a man flying a plane and is attempting to successfully pilot the plane. Parallelism is a master editing technique used to connect two unrelated scenes by switching between them and focusing on similar features and associates the viewers understanding of two different events. This is a device used in "Agent Carter", which can be seen when a mission on the zodiac is being exposed to the audience and is being requested and must be fulfilled by the headquarters.
In all, "Agent Carter" was beneficial in viewing the many aspects in filming. The techniques that we have learned so far in the year have been put into a clip, seen here in "Agent Carter". They are collaborated with such great depth and smoothness. There is no rugged switch between one film element to the next, but rather it is a smooth transition from one to the other which allows the film to be so effective and hold all of these elements with effectiveness.
