Hunger

Hunger

I was given a task to write about a one-minute portion about the lighting, sound and mise en scène in the 17-minute scene in Hunger

This scene involves two men conversing about a hunger strike; Bobby Sands (on the left) believes that because he isn’t getting justice he has to go on a hunger strike even if it leads to death, he wants the government to see that he is serious about being treated fairly. On the other hand the priest (the man on the right) believes that what Bobby is doing is suicide and as a result he is trying to talk him out of it.

Lighting (0:53-1:53)

The lighting during my chosen part of the scene is dark throughout how ever as a viewer I am able to see the silhouette and the out line of both men, this shows me that the use of the back light is potent as it is used in noir film to portray shadows. There is also a subtle use of the fill light; the subtle use allows the outline of both men to be shown strong enough for the audience to see. The combination of both the back and fill light also has another very important job in this particular part of scene; it allows the smoke to be shown in full effect, this is important.

Sound (0:53-1:53)

The sound during my chosen part of the scene was very simple yet so effective infact there was barely any sound at all. Tho only sound there was was the voices of both men and natual but very little "background noise." because the sound was so simple it made the tension of the scene strong and the more the sene went on the more the tension grew.