Black Swan Analysis
Notes:
Starts with opening credits
Classical music, with hint of mystery, spooky
First shot is a long shot of a ballerina in a spotlight
Close up of feet as she dances – performing in a ballet
Music change as the man in black enters the shot
Pan round the two people into close up of her face expressing worry and fear
Close up of his face – stern, dangerous, determined
Music change as the man in black changes to black swan – much more fast, danger near
Girl in white – innocent, man in black – mysterious, dangerous, contrast good and bad
Zoom out shows the change of girl’s outfit and behaviour – transformation
Fade to black, music fades
Shot of girl waking up from the dream – happy
In terms of Mise on Scene – black background with single white spotlight, performance telling a story, feathers costumes, colour representation (black and white)
Essay:
The film starts with the opening credits and title of the film. Classical background music starts to play, however the music has a more mysterious, dark part to it as well. The first shot is a long shot of a girl wearing white in a bright white spotlight, then a close up of her feet shows that she is a very talented ballerina as she begins to dance.
We see that the white represents her innocence and this continues as a man in black enters the shot. The man is dressed in black representing mystery and possibly danger. The music also slows down and becomes but deeper as the man appears which tells us that something important is about to happen.
The shot pans around the two characters until we see a close up of the ballerina’s face which expresses worry and fear.
We then see a close up of the man’s face which is stern and determined-looking. When the man transforms into a black swan the music becomes much more fast-paced which represents the danger that is approaching. This is when the contrast between good and bad is shown most, using the black and white colour representation.
A slow zoom out shows the transformation of the ballerina’s outfit to a swan costume with feathers.
The scene then fades to black and the music fades. Then there is a cut to the girl in bed waking up from her dream looking happy. In terms of Mise en Scene, the background is black with a white spotlight representing the contrast between good and bad. But the opening is portrayed mostly through their expressions in the ballet performance, through choreography, facial expressions and costumes.
We see that the white represents her innocence and this continues as a man in black enters the shot. The man is dressed in black representing mystery and possibly danger. The music also slows down and becomes but deeper as the man appears which tells us that something important is about to happen.
The shot pans around the two characters until we see a close up of the ballerina’s face which expresses worry and fear.
We then see a close up of the man’s face which is stern and determined-looking. When the man transforms into a black swan the music becomes much more fast-paced which represents the danger that is approaching. This is when the contrast between good and bad is shown most, using the black and white colour representation.
A slow zoom out shows the transformation of the ballerina’s outfit to a swan costume with feathers.
The scene then fades to black and the music fades. Then there is a cut to the girl in bed waking up from her dream looking happy. In terms of Mise en Scene, the background is black with a white spotlight representing the contrast between good and bad. But the opening is portrayed mostly through their expressions in the ballet performance, through choreography, facial expressions and costumes.
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