This research explores about the mise-en-scene of the film ‘Titanic ‘ and its impact to the movie industry. This chapter discusses the mise-en-scene that is applied in this film, and besides we will discourse about how the impact to the movie industry after released the film ‘Titanic ‘ .
‘Titanic ‘ is an American catastrophe and love affair film that released at the twelvemonth 1997. This film was directed and written by James Cameron. ‘Titanic ‘ was a commercial success and tremendous critical after screened to audiences worldwide. The sum gross avenue of the ‘Titanic ‘ is $ 1,843,201,268. This film maintains the record of the top of box office in the universe until the release of James Cameron ‘s film – ‘Avatar ‘ .
Mise-en-scene is a Gallic word that means ‘what to set into the scene ‘ . This is the design facets of movie production, means ‘visual subject ‘ or ‘telling a narrative ‘ . There have five elements under the mise-en-scene which is puting, infinite, illuming ‘ acting manner and besides dress up. This several elements of mise-en-scene will be usage in farther phase of this research.
1.1 Research Background
The film ‘Titanic ‘ is a fictional love affair narrative that is based on a existent historical event, stating narrative between two immature lovers ‘Jack ‘ ( Leonardo DiCaprio ) and ‘Rose ‘ ( Kate Winslet ) from different societal categories who meet at the ship ‘s inaugural ocean trip. Their love narrative terminal up with the sinking of the RMS Titanic.
The budget for this movie reached about $ 200 million ; it is doing the record that the most expensive movie of all time made at the clip 1997. This movie was widely ridiculed for the disbursal and drawn-out production scheduled before its release.
‘Titanic ‘ was released on December 19, 1997 with 194 proceedingss running clip. This film was grossed less in the first weekend which is $ 28.6 million, so the 2nd hebdomad is $ 35.4 million ; it is an addition of 23.8 % . This is beaten a record for a widely released movie at the clip. This movie has held the figure one topographic point on the box-office charts for the undermentioned months, grossing the sum of over $ 600 million in the U.S. and Canada, and besides more than $ 1.8 billion worldwide. This movie has become the highest-grossing movie in the universe, until James Cameron ‘s 2009 movie – ‘Avatar ‘ .
Despite unfavorable judgment during production of the movie, the ‘Titanic ‘ was received a record-tying 14 Oscar nominations at the 1998 Academy Awards. It won 11 Academy awards, including Best Picture, Particular Effectss, Music, Editing, Sound and Score, and the Best Director award.
The film ‘Titanic ‘ is based on the existent historical event, so audience would hold higher outlooks toward the film. Audiences have the precognition that based on the existent historical event, non much audience would inquire that the ship will drop or non in the film. So, the mise-en-scene is an of import facet in order to do the film interesting.
Other than the mise-en-scene, the category system has evidently shown through this film. Although the riders have taking the same ship, but there were have different dainties towards different category riders.
1.2 Summary of the ‘Titanic ‘
‘Titanic ‘ tells the romantic and sad narrative. The narrative started by explores the wreck of the RMS Titanic under the sea by the hoarded wealth huntsman Brock Lovett and his squad members in the twelvemonth 1996 ; they are seeking for a necklace called the Heart of the Ocean. They have found a bare adult female ‘s study alternatively of diamond, the day of the month have wrote at the study – 14 April 1912, which was the dark that the Titanic sinking. The old adult female Rose Dawson Calvert contacts with Lovett, tells him that really she is the adult female that inside the study. Rose has recalls back her memories when asked the inquiries about the necklace.
In 1912, the upper category lady Rose and her female parent board the ship in Southampton, England with her fiance Caledon “ Cal ” Hockley, the boy of a Pittsburgh steel baron. Cal and Rose ‘s female parent stressed that this battle is of import because it will work out the fiscal jobs of Rose ‘s household. Rose is non happy for the battle to Cal, and the force per unit area of her female parent that is seting on her. She considers end up her life by leaping into the sea. Before she leaps, Jack Dawson, an creative person and vagrant persuades Rose do non leap. A probationary friendly relationship of Jack and Rose was developed at the clip.
Rose non sing with instruct of her ma and Cal to run into with Jack. The ship is hit with an iceberg, the ‘Titanic ‘ will be droping shortly. Cal persuade Rose to a board of a lifeboat, after she boards, Rose realized that she ca n’t go forth Jack, Rose reunites with Jack on the Titanic. All the lifeboats were departed when Jack and Rose have return to the top deck. So, many people are falling to their deceases. They take safety on the after part of the ship as the ship sinks bow first until the clip they are washed overboard. The sea H2O is cold. Jack helps Rose onto the wood which is the wall panel that can merely back up the weight of one individual. Jack assures Rose that she will non decease at that place.
Rose blows the whistling that taken from a dead officer nearby when the return of a deliverance boat to the site of the sinking of Titanic, the RMS HYPERLINK “ hypertext transfer protocol: //en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RMS_Carpathia ” Carpathia is taken her to New York, she gives herself name as Rose Dawson. She is concealed herself to avoids Cal when she saw Cal is seeking for her.
At last, her narrative complete, she goes to the after part of the Lovett ‘s ship. Then she takes out the Heart of the Ocean so drops it into the sea. Subsequently, she is kiping on her bad, her day-to-day exposure is surround her, a ocular history that she has lived the life that she wanted with Jack. The last scene demoing the immature Rose reunites with Jack at the expansive stairway of the Titanic ; it is cheered and congratulated by those who perished on the Titanic.
1.3 Research Problems
The film ‘Titanic ‘ has successfully to conveying audiences to the film and hit the top of the box office over 10 old ages with the worldwide gross that over $ 1.8 billion, it besides remained the record for 12 old ages until the Cameron ‘s following directorial attempt – ‘Avatar ‘ , surpassed it in 2010. ‘Titanic ‘ was an tremendous commercial and critical success. This movie was nominated for 14 Academy Awards, finally winning eleven, including the Best Picture and Best Director.
Some of the cyberspace users were created the dawdler of ‘Titanic II ‘ and upload in the Youtube.com. It makes people experience that the ‘Titanic II ‘ will be release shortly. But really the dawdler is the combination of different film scene that is acted by Leonardo DiCaprio. From here, we can detect that the passion of audiences toward this film.
In an interview on March 2010 with USA Today, the manager James Cameron stated, “ I am thinking six months to a twelvemonth to make it right. We are aiming spring of 2012 for the release, the 3D version of the ‘Titanic ‘ , which is the hundredth twelvemonth ‘s day of remembrance of the seafaring of the Titanic. ”
Nowadays, most of the movie manager is bring forthing the film with their ain manner. Mise-en-scene is an of import facet in order to convey out and heighten the quality of the movie. Obviously, ‘Titanic ‘ has the power to keep the top of the box office over 10 old ages, the mise-en-scene on this film is one of the grounds to do this good consequence.
As mentioned above, the ‘Titanic ‘ will coming back to the film with the 3-D version, the plot line is the same. The same film will be release in the film after 15 old ages. It is the chief ground that inspired me to make research about the mise-en-scene and impacts of this film.
1.4 Research Aims
To look into the five mise-en-scene elements those are seen in the film ‘Titanic ‘ .
The chief end of this research is to discourse the five mise-en-scene elements that are seen in this film.
To analyze the ideological elements portrayed in the film ‘Titanic ‘ .
Second, this research is traveling to discourse the ideological elements that are portrayed in this film.
To detect which facet of mise-en-scene which is most preferable by the viewing audiences in the film ‘Titanic ‘ .
Third, since this research has discussed the five mise-en-scene elements that are seen in the ‘Titanic ‘ . So, this research besides traveling to happen out the most preferable out of five mise-en-scene elements in this film.
Research Questions
How were the five elements of mise-en-scene applied into the film ‘Titanic ‘ ?
What are the ideological elements portray in the film ‘Titanic ‘ ?
What is the most preferable mise-en-scene component by the viewing audiences in the film ‘Titanic ‘ ?
1.6 Research Significance
The significance of this research towards the mise-en-scene and its impact on movie industry and society of the film ‘Titanic ‘ will assist make a better apprehension on the mise-en-scene that is seen in this film. So, it can assist to acquire more deeply cognition of mise-en-scene through the treatment. This can assist the farther research worker to acquire better understanding on mise-en-scene.
Besides that, this research can assist to make a better apprehension on ideological elements in ‘Titanic ‘ . We can happen out those ideological elements that were portrayed in this film. So, I hope can acquire more cognition about the category system in western last clip.
Furthermore, this research besides helps to expose which is the most preferable mise-en-scene elements when viewing audiences watching the ‘Titanic ‘ . Because this besides one of the ground that make the ‘Titanic ‘ become successful.
1.7 Research Scope
This research will be done through focal point group and content analysis. The mark group is Tunku Abdul Rahman College ( TARC ) pupil from age 18 to 25. The inquiry will be designed base on the ‘Titanic ‘ , and it will be presenting to 5 pupils from Mass Communication Division under School of Social Science and Humanities ( SSSH ) .
This survey selected the sample from TARC Mass Communication pupil in SSSH that have watched the film ‘Titanic ‘ since they are more major in media subject so that they can give more inside informations answer toward the inquiry.
For the content analysis, it will carry on the analysis through the blockbuster film ‘Titanic ‘ that released at the twelvemonth 1997. The five elements of mise-en-scene and the ideological applied will be analyzed through this movie.
Mise-en-scene is a Gallic word that means ‘what to set into the scene ‘ . This is the design facets of movie production, means ‘visual subject ‘ or ‘telling a narrative ‘ . There have five elements under the mise-en-scene which is puting, infinite, illuming, moving manner and besides costume. So, through the ‘Titanic ‘ , research worker can happen out these five mise-en-scene facet in the movie, so that the content analysis can be conduct swimmingly.
Harmonizing to John Hess ( 2005 ) , Ideology is a systematic organic structure of thoughts, attitudes, values, and perceptual experiences ; such like the existent manners of believing typical of a given category or group of people in a specific clip and topographic point. So, political orientation in the movie refers to what the thoughts that the film makers want to portray in the peculiar movie. The content of the movie ‘Titanic ‘ is a suited medium in order to carry on content analysis towards political orientation in the movie.
1.8 Drumhead
As a sum-up, the mise-en-scene is of import to every film production. Mise-en-scene can be applied in every film, but the suited mise-en-scene is the key to do the film either failed or successful. After the film released, the most of import is the audience ‘s feedback and the impact of the movie. Film scholar demand to be more understanding towards the mise-en-scene in order to make the film production in the hereafter.
Therefore, this research focuses on the mise-en-scene and the ideological elements that have been applied in the movie ‘ Titanic ‘ and how it ‘s work and success when the production and after film released.
