In this chapter, content research will be utilized to analyze the film 'Titanic' in qualitative perspectives from the five mise-en-scene elements (Acting style, setting, space, halloween costume and light) as well as the focus group to find out ideological elements that portrayed in this film. Besides that, the reporting of the dialogue in the focus group which is based on the four themes will be included.
Setting may be used to amplify character's emotions or the prominent mood of an film; it can also establish aspects of the character. Within the film 'Titanic', there have been only two options in this movie, the salvage ship, as well as the RMS Titanic. The salvage ship was most occurred at the beginning area of the film. This is actually the working host to the treasure hunter Brock Lovett and his associates who explored the wreck of the RMS HYPERLINK "http://en. wikipedia. org/wiki/RMS_Titanic"Titanic in the Atlantic Sea; they are trying to find a necklace known as 'the Heart of the Ocean'. They may have discovered a sketch of a nude woman using it, the time frame was writing at the sketch - April 14, 1912, that was the night the RMS Titanic sinking by hit the iceberg. The old Rose Dawson has identified the nude female in the sketch is her. So, she and her granddaughter visit the treasure hunter Brock Lovett and his team on this salvage dispatch. Rose recalls her thoughts about the RMS Titanic while answering question from Brock Lovett. So, this setting is the extra environment in this film, the key setting up is the RMS Titanic.
The main setting RMS Titanic is involves inside and outdoor. The indoor of RMS Titanic received several levels; top of the level is the extravagant hall, restaurant, chapel, VIP room and so on. It has generated a sense of high class culture; followers will believe that the top level is good for the bigger level and abundant people. The low level is marginally contrast with the bigger level, the restaurant and room of the low level is obviously low standard, very little decoration, the upper level's room is big and have the king-size bed, however the lower level's room is small and just have the double-decker foundation established, so each small room need to match some individuals, it has generated a sense of the area for lower level or the indegent.
The outdoor of the RMS Titanic is showing the grand of the dispatch. Several landscape was taken place at the outdoor of RMS Titanic which is the scene that the primary identity Jack was so fired up to find yourself in the RMS Titanic, he raise your voice 'I am the ruler of the world'. The world that the key character Rose want to commit suicide to hop in to the sea, Jack was stop him and says 'You leap I jump', the dialogue was memorable. The traveling scene that the key figure Rose was positioning by Jack, position high and Rose says 'I can take a flight', this is one of the memorable affectionate scene that was taken place at the outdoor of RMS Titanic.
Acting Style
The acting style refers to the character operating in the film, which is the actor or celebrity in the film. The acting style is important because the actor/actress is the only real element has movement in the landscape. There have three main people in this film which is Jack Dawson, Rose DeWitt Bukater, and Caledon Nathan "Cal" Hockley. Leonardo DiCaprio as Jack Dawson, Jack is a penniless Wisconsin man who may have toured differing of the world, generally Paris. At the start of this film, Jack has wins two third-class seat tickets onto the RMS Titanic in a poker game and moves with his good friend Fabrizio. He is attracted to Rose at first sight and satisfies her when she needs to jump into the sea to commit suicide. This incident enables him to combine with the first-class individuals for a evening, and also begins a love account with another main identity, Rose.
Rose DeWitt Bukater was acted by Kate Winslet. Rose is a 17-year-old female in this film, she actually is originally from Philadelphia, to be able to maintain their high-class position, she pressured into an proposal to 30-year-old Caledon Hockley 'Cal' after her father's fatality had remaining the family debt-ridden. Rose boards the RMS Titanic with her fianc Cal and her mom Ruth, as a first-class traveler, and she matches Jack and starts off their love story on the dispatch. Another main personality is Caledon Nathan 'Cal' Hockley acted by Billy Zane. He's Rose's 30-year-old fianc, and he is the main antagonist of this film. His characteristic is arrogant and snobbish. The relationship of Rose and Jack was made him significantly uncomfortable, jealous, and cruel. He was commits suicide after shedding his fortune in the Wall membrane Neighborhood Crash of 1929.
Besides that, the encouraging characters also playing an important role in this film. These are Rose Dawson Calvert, Brock Lovett, Ruth DeWitt Bukater, and also Margaret HYPERLINK "http://en. wikipedia. org/wiki/Margaret_Brown""HYPERLINK "http://en. wikipedia. org/wiki/Margaret_Brown"MollyHYPERLINK "http://en. wikipedia. org/wiki/Margaret_Brown""HYPERLINK "http://en. wikipedia. org/wiki/Margaret_Brown" Dark brown. Gloria Stuart as Rose Dawson Calvert, she is the type of 100-year-old Rose. She provides Brock Lovett some information regarding to the "Heart of the Ocean". She tells the storyplot of her time aboard the ship; she is the main one who narrate in this storyline. Brock Lovett was acted by Invoice Paxton, he's a treasure hunter that looking for the "Heart and soul of the Sea" in the sketch that found from the present RMS Titanic. This character was outrageous ambition, but he later displays by the end of the film, says he has never understood the storyplot of Titanic until he hears Rose's tale.
Ruth DeWitt Bukater is Rose's mother, acted by Frances Fisher. She is Rose's widowed mother; she arranges Rose proposal to Cal in order to maintain her family's high-class status after her partner died. She thinks that interpersonal position is more important than her little girl. She looks down to Jack, although he saved her daughter's life. This identity was created a feeling of arrogant and selfish. Margaret HYPERLINK "http://en. wikipedia. org/wiki/Margaret_Brown""HYPERLINK "http://en. wikipedia. org/wiki/Margaret_Brown"MollyHYPERLINK "http://en. wikipedia. org/wiki/Margaret_Brown""HYPERLINK "http://en. wikipedia. org/wiki/Margaret_Brown" Brown, acted by Kathy Bates. Due to her sudden riches, she is appeared down by other first-class women, including Ruth, Rose's. She actually is never looks down and friendly to Jack, she lends Jack a tuxedo when he's invited to supper in the first-class dining saloon. Her friendly was made the sense of positive to this character.
Lighting
Lighting is emphasizing on the structure, distance, mood, condition, season, glamour, time of day or night. With this analysis, we've divided the movie as three part, which is the start part (The salvage ship is using the submarine to treasure hunting at RMS Titanic that under the ocean), rising action part (When Rose aboard to the Titanic and meet Jack), the climax and ending part (after the Titanic hit the iceberg). so, the beginning part typically used the reduced key light when treasure hunting the RMS Titanic that under the ocean, the reduced key lighting was created the feeling of under the sea, they only used the limelight of submarine to illuminate some area of the RMS Titanic, they have convey the sense of the sadness and loneliness of the RMS Titanic.
The growing action part is after the main personality Rose aboard to the Titanic and complies with Jack; we can easily see the high key with yellowish lighting at the top level on the dispatch. This created the sense of high-culture and extravagant to the landscape. For instance, the field of Jack first rung on the ladder into the lobby of top of the class level, the high-key lamps has contrasting the lower level with normal lamps. So, followers can have the extravagant of the top level as well as the simple and crude of the lower level. The scene of the working place for the staff member is using lower key light, it's conveys the working environment of the cheapest level at that time.
The climax part is following the Titanic hit the iceberg and heading to sinking. A lot of the scene is employed the low-key lamps in order to conveys the sense of the fatality of Titanic. This is strongly contrasting with the grand and luxurious of the Titanic, demonstrating the way the Titanic has been destroyed and how the human try to make it through in this going on. As the RMS Titanic reaches the guts of Atlantic Ocean, and it's really on midnight, therefore the environment round the Titanic is dark, and also the Titanic was sinking, therefore the light will be darker by step-by-step.
So, in this film, different uses of lighting has signify different meaning to the picture, at the most last field, there have showing the present Titanic with low-key light and dissolve to the high-key light of the extravagant corridor and lobby, it's successful to entice audiences mind and contrasting today's and the last time of RMS Titanic.
Costume
Costume refers to the clothes that the heroes wearing in the world, make-ups also classified under this aspect. The main character Jack Dawson has wearing at least two outfits in this film which will be the Bib shirt outfit that include the bid shirt, corduroy slacks and suspenders, this created the sense of character that the lower standard traveler. Jack was putting on the tuxedo arranged that borrowed from Madam Molly when he's invited to supper in the first-class eating out saloon.
Besides that, the main persona Rose DeWitt Bukater has modified at least seven different outfit in this film, the majority of her halloween costume is extravagant Victorian dress and aristocrat outfit in order to portrayed her as the higher-class people in the film. The antagonist personality in this film Cal is definitely putting on the gentlemen suit and tuxedo to make him look more high-class in the film.
For the supporting cast such like the Rose's mother, Madam Molly and also others high-level gals, they are putting on caroler costume which include a head wear, this is popular to the high-level females at the time, for the gentlemen in this theatre was wearing gentlemen costume in this film. Low-level women and gentlemen are using the suit and dress with poor. And also the dispatch crews are putting on their even at all the time.
Space Arrangement
The space design identifies the depth, proximity, size and proportions of the places and objects in a picture that can be manipulated through the camera position, camera shot etc. There have few interesting scene in this film has been used for the examination. The first landscape that Rose remember again is Rose going aboard to the Titanic, the details shot from high viewpoint to her costumer, sharing with audience that Rose is belongs to the privileged category, this shot has increased this is by the voice-over which is 'To me it was a slave dispatch taking me back again to America in chains. Outwardly I used to be everything a well-brought-up lady should be. Inside I got screaming. ' Everyone viewed Titanic as a desire but not to Rose.
The shot of the Titanic cross the sea and overstep others small boat in the ocean has created this is that the Titanic is grand. At night time, Rose running out from the restaurant and wants to jump out from the dispatch, the high angle shots has appears to make a contrast of the top of sea and the tiny of individual. When Jack first-time enter the first class lobby, the tilt up to the roof and follow shot of Jack has created the sense that the first class lobby is tall and wide, this means luxurious and also contrasting with the lower-class. The shot that Jack attracting the Rose's nude pictures, close-up to their Rose's eyes to mention the sense of Rose are being sweet and she actually is willing to be naked in front of the guys who she enjoyed.
The shot that tilt up to Rose that inside the save sail boat and tilt up to Jack that still at the ship, showing their vision contact and Rose considering to heading back to the ship. This field is coming in contact with and created this is that they are not willing to separate. After the ship sank, Rose was resting on the timber. The tilt down shot created the meaning that man is the tiniest item in the nature. By the end, close-up to the eye of older Rose after she done the storyplot, this make a sense of vicissitudes of your time, Rose has been old, but she is still remember the happening of the remarkable night.
These five mise-en-scene elements (setting, acting style, halloween costume, space agreement and light) are well done in the film 'Titanic', this is deserved to be the best Oscar's film of the year. Predicated on this analysis, this has achieved the aim of find out the five mise-en-scene elements those have emerged in the film 'Titanic'.
4. 2 Reporting of Focus Group Discussions
Respondent M1
Name: Andy
Gender: Male
Course: Broadcasting
Age: 22
Respondent F1
Name: Ewen
Gender: Female
Course: Broadcasting
Age: 22
Respondent F2
Name: Chloe
Gender: Female
Course: Broadcasting
Age: 22
Respondent F3
Name: Fish
Gender: Female
Course: Broadcasting
Age: 21
Respondent F4
Name: Kiss
Gender: Female
Course: Broadcasting
Age: 21
The above respondent's name is private due to confidential purpose
Theme 1: The most accepted mise-en-scene aspect when enjoying a film
M1: I am most preferred acting style. Because a good operating style may lead the movie into higher-level and credit for the whole artwork. For instance in the film 'Titanic', Jack is wanting hard to protect Rose and completed the objective impossible. I am most not preferred lamps when viewing a film.
F1: Acting style. This is because if the acting professional and actress performing style are extremely poor, I am going to have no involvement in it. But I am more preferred to outfit once i am observing 'Titanic', because it can i want to know about the costumes of previous century of Britain and differences of costumes between wealthy and poor people. I am not preferred the space arrangement when looking at a film.
F2: I am preferred behaving style, arranging and costume. Because those others elements only can guide audience land into their movie. When jack hug rose in front of the dispatch, the scene very nice and loving where satisfied the 5 elements of mise-en-scene. I am not preferred space agreement.
F3: Agree! I am preferred behaving style however, not preferred space design. Because the operating style of character can enhance the story of film. However when I observing the film 'Titanic', I am more preferred the environment in this film. The setting up in the film that mostly is in the dispatch is suitable and luxurious environment, show the cultural status of some figure.
F4: I am agree with F3, I am preferred the setting up when observing a film. I love the environment of the movie because I like the titanic cruise. I am not preferred to the light.
Theme 2: Ideological elements portrayed in the film 'Titanic'
M1: There have competition studies, school studies, and postcolonial studies that portrayed in the film 'Titanic'. The most remarkable for me personally is class studies, lower course people participating in lousy instrumental and sing local track under the dispatch. Top quality people play violin, piano and etc.
F1: There have Course Studies that I've found in the film 'Titanic'. Category studies is memorable if you ask me because in this film always show that different category of people are certain to get different treatment.
F2: Contest studies were portrayed in this film, since it shows the several races in the ship.
F3: Course studies. Because this film has shows sociable status certainly through their lifestyle. Looked after implies that same social position should be group along.
F4: Same with M1, F1 and F3. School studies is portrayed in this film because the position symbol in the movie has been portray most of the time especially the higher class can look down at the low class.
Theme 3: The most memorable landscape in the film 'Titanic'
M1: The most memorable scene for me personally is Jack let's Rose lying down on real wood but he pass away in the cool ocean. Feel touching, affectionate and scarifies and this man are strong without worry tremble attack. Their acting is too real like hurting plight; audience can feel the pain and sadness. There also have others memorable scene such as sketching naked body, have sex inside the automobile, you bounce I'm leap.
F1: The most memorable for me is after the ship sank, when Jack and Rose in the sea, because Jack is very mighty, he allow Rose go up to the float table that only can support one person and keep remind Rose that, she need to live and can't die. He still contains Rose's hand tightly, although he's died. It certainly very touches. The light and operating style are credited. This is because at this picture, the light only targets Jack and Rose face. In order that, we can more give attention to their face manifestation to more get into the storyline. An old couple hugs jointly and prone on foundation, when Jack and Rose dance at the lower class party also memorable if you ask me.
F2: I still bear in mind the picture that both of these hug before the ship, making love in an automobile, Jack drew Rose's naked body and Jack little by little freezing to expire in the iceberg sea. The most remarkable scene for me personally is when Jack hug Rose before the dispatch, because the scene excellent and passionate where satisfied the 5 elements of mise-en-scene.
F3: Picture of conversation between Jack and Rose when the ship sinking. Because the words that spoken by Jack is touching, I am feeling sad because they are heading to apart forever. The environment has do well since there is spectacular through the dispatch is sinking.
F4: The dispatch torn into two and many people are falling from the dispatch. It's very spectacular. The acting style of the key persona is good in this arena. They work very real although I know it is not real.
Theme 4: Comment into the film 'Titanic'
M1: Good and successful movie. Everyone knows 'Titanic' and everyone watch 'Titanic' even children today also watch.
F1: Although 'Titanic' is an old movie, but it continues to be excellent if evaluating with the movie nowadays. It really very touches. This film was successful since it still let people bear in mind till now.
F2: 'Titanic' is a film that never be ignored by individuals. I believe this film is prosperous because I still can somewhat bear in mind the film even I observed it at around 9/10 yrs. old. It's almost 12 years ago.
F3: 'Titanic' is a successful love history with romance storyline, acting design of identity is good. A whole lot of folks still bear in mind the story of 'Titanic' though it released for quite some time.
F4: 'Titanic' is a classic movie you need to watch in your life time. Everyone understands about 'Titanic'. Even they dint watch before but listened to before. This is traditional, nice and successful movie.
4. 2. 1 Conclusion of the Reporting on the Emphasis Group Discussion
Through the reporting pertaining to to the focus group debate, there have five of the respondent that consist of one guy and four woman, four of these said that they are preferred operating style when enjoying a film. Respondent M1 said he preferred acting style, because the good acting style can lead the movie into higher-level and credit for the whole artwork. Respondent F1 preferred acting style, she said that she'll have no interest to certain film that the indegent performance of professional or celebrity. But she actually is presenting credits to the outfit in the film 'Titanic', because supplying her the knowledge about the Great britain previous century poor and abundant people outfits. Respondent F2 has chosen three elements as her preferred mise-en-scene elements which will be the acting style, setting up and halloween costume, because the lighting and space arrangement only can guide audience fall season to their movie. Respondent F3 said that she is preferred operating style when browsing certain film; associated with the acting style of character can enhance the storyline of film. She said that she is more preferred the setting up in the film 'Titanic', because the environment in this film that typically is in the ship, it would work and luxurious setting up, show the public position of some figure in this film.
Besides that, Respondent F4 hasn't preferred operating style but arranging when viewing a film, she said that it's because she prefers the Titanic cruise. M1 and F4 aren't preferred lighting and also F1, F2 and F3 aren't preferred space design when observing a film.
Four of the respondents recognize that the class review is firmly portrayed in the film 'Titanic'. One of the respondents thinks that there have been only contest studies portrayed in this film. Respondent M1 said that the most remarkable scene of class studies for him is the lower class individuals are playing lousy instrumental and sing the neighborhood song at the low floor of the dispatch, but the top quality peoples are participating in violin, piano and so forth. He also stated that there also have portrayed the race studies and postcolonial studies in the film 'Titanic'. Respondent F1 said that the school studies is memorable to her since there is always exhibiting different classes of folks can get different treat in the ship. Respondent F2 said that the contest studies were portrayed in this film, because the film has shows there have different races people in the ship. Respondent F3 said that the school studies were portrayed in the film 'Titanic', because this film has shows social status definitely through their lifestyle. Looked after shows that same social position should be group along. Respondent F4 has agreed with the school studies, because the position symbol in this film is being portrayed most of the time especially the bigger class can look down at the lower class.
For the most memorable field in the film 'Titanic', only respondent M1 and F1 possess the similar answer, others three respondents have different viewpoint. The respondent M1 said that the most memorable world for him is Jack let's Rose laying on solid wood but he perished in the cool ocean. This landscape is touching, intimate and scarifies which man are strong without worry tremble episode. He also supplying credits to the operating style in this film, he said their performing is too real like hurting plight; audience can feel the pain and sadness even only before the screen. Respondent M1 also recall back several memorable arena such as sketching naked body, make love inside the car and you hop I'm jump picture. The respondent F1 said that the most memorable on her behalf is following the ship sank, when Jack and Rose in the ocean, Jack is very mighty, he allowed Rose rise to the solid wood that only can support one individual and keep remind Rose that, she need to reside and can't pass away. He still keeps Rose's hand securely, although he's died. It really very details. Respondent F1 has credited to the light and acting design of this scene. It is because the light only targets Jack and Rose face. In order that audiences can become more concentrate on their face appearance to more get into the story. Respondent F1 also remember back some memorable arena such as an old couple hugs collectively and prone on foundation, when Jack and Rose party at the lower class party.
Besides that, the respondent F2 said that she still bear in mind a lot of landscape in this film including the scene that both of them hug in front of the ship, making love in an automobile, Jack drew Rose's naked body and Jack slowly and gradually freezing to expire in the iceberg ocean. Respondent F2 said that the most memorable scene for her is when Jack hug Rose before the ship, because the world excellent and loving where satisfied the 5 components of mise-en-scene. Respondent F3 said that the most memorable scene for her is the scene of the dialog between Jack and Rose when the dispatch is sinking. Because the words that spoken by Jack is so touching, she said that she was sensing sad because they're going to apart forever. She also offering credits to the setting up of this picture, since there is spectacular through the ship is sinking. For the respondent F4, the most memorable scene for her is the field that the ship torn into two and many people are dropping from the dispatch. She said that it is very stunning. The acting design of the main persona has acknowledged because the performing is very real although she know it isn't real.
All of the five respondents are presenting positive comments towards film 'Titanic', all of them has said the film 'Titanic' can be an successful film development. Respondent M1 said the film 'Titanic is a good and successful movie. Nowadays, everyone knows 'Titanic', and everyone have observed 'Titanic' even children today also watch. Respondent F1 said even though film 'Titanic' can be an old movie, but it is still very nice if evaluating with the present movie. She said that this film is absolutely very touches. This film was successful because it still let people bear in mind till now.
Besides that, respondent F2 said that the film 'Titanic' is a film that never be ignored by individuals. She thinks this film is successful because she still can just a little remember the film even she have viewed it at around 9-10 yrs. old. It's almost 12 years ago. Respondent F3 also said that is an effective love history with romance storyline; acting design of character is good. A whole lot of individuals still bear in mind the storyline of 'Titanic' although it released for many years. Respondent F4 also said that the film 'Titanic' is a vintage movie that everyone must watch once in their life. She said that everyone knows about 'Titanic'. Even they didn't watch before but observed they have before. This is typical, nice and successful movie.
As realization, in the entire focus group's discourse, the majority of the respondent said that the film 'Titanic' is an effective movie, a lot of the memorable scene that they still bear in mind until today. A lot of the respondent preferred acting style when observing a film, pursuing is the setting. And also the majority of the respondent decided that the school studies ideological aspect has portrayed in the film 'Titanic'.
4. 3 Summary
Through the content evaluation of mise-en-scene in the film 'Titanic', we can know about how precisely the filmmaker is adding the five mise-en-scene elements in to the scene. We can have a clear and deeply idea about the application of mise-en-scene.
Besides that, through the finding from the concentration group, we can know that the ideological elements portrayed in the film 'Titanic' is category studies and the acting style is preferred when audiences looking at a film.
