Romeo and Juilet Mis-en-sceme

In class, we looked at re updated version of Romeo and Juliet, directed Baz Luhrmann, and how it using Mis-en-scene

In this scene we had to look at this elements of film:
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Setting
The setting t was is in America, in the 90s. So this meant that the film set was surrounded by  large, America buildings to give the setting a sense of over crowding. The set also has pam trees to give a feeling of the hot sun, which has a consternation of the over bearing heat in the time of day that it is set, this interludes to heating action which will take place after the establishing shots.
The setting also shows the modernism of the old play, as like Veronia it's is unbearable hot and the conflict at the gas station is a intimation of the dangerous battle grounds that would have taken place in the original play.   This is shown in the scene which imitates the hot and a overbearing buildings of the Italy were the play is originally set, the setting is only two place ( the streets of sunny America and the conflict of the gas station.) However the sets is used like a canves were the action is projected on itself. The station is intensely recognizable and simple so the action seems even more tight and blood thirsty, it makes us think off old gun shot outs.  
The next cut is uses the patrol station like a battle grown, which indicates that some conflict will take place here.


Props:
The props used are they to characterizes and show off their theme of the film. The large props like the guns are an important as they address the swords used in the original idea of the play. the guns are coloured white and silver which hints at the professionalism witch highlights the fights better the two families. The cars which are used are also to give an idea of the characters. With the Capulates using royal blue. The connotation of which is them being like royalty, which signifies to the audience that they are a high class. In contrast the other family (the Montauges ) have a flurried bright yellow car, which suggests that they are childish and under class, the position of these cars in this opening are in a side by side, which suggests they are in a gun shot out, to update battles of the time of the plays origin. The props are quite large, which suggests the conflict to an audience. The colours are

Costume:
There is great diversity, but still have a 90s edge. The family we see the first the Montague  boys, all wearing some maybe silly wear, it contrasts with the strong religious symbolism of the cross jewelry  all wore with dignity and suggest that even in mondern versions this is still an important aspect of the boys life here. The stereotypical Hawaiian t-shirt, not only showing the temperature of the city but also the personality of being easy going and relaxed. The choice for this is done to see the boys class ( working) and they attitude ( relaxed). their basic outfits are mixed up with smaller details, such as one of the men having piecing and the other having glories bight pink hair. I think the costume designer chose this so that the audience would understand that the Montague  boys
lower class statues and that they against authority. In the opposite side of things the other boys wear tight suits. The dark shows how that they upper class, renascent of a old mob, the connotation of this is that they  classy but however violent, clearly experienced with fights.