Mise-en-shot

Mise-en-shot

 

	9 lives 2005 Rodrigo García	Jurassic Park 1993 Spielberg
Camera position	Straight, ground level	Above the characters, below them, from the inside of the box… the camera is ubiquitous.
Camera movement	Rotates slowly, moved quickly very suddenly (once)	Zooms in on things a lot. When it’s from the inside of the box it shows what the dinosaur sees (moves up and down a little) Not much movement, mostly
Shot scale	Low scale, mostly close-ups	Extremely close (mouth only) or medium-large (group of people). Chaotic
Length of shot	Always deep	Generally not very deep
Pace of editing	Still (no editing). 1 shot in 8min	Number  of shots: 43 in 2min 30s

In 9 lives, the camera moves slowly to give the feeling that nothing exciting is happening. There is a short scale and most of the shots are in corridors to give a claustrophobic feeling. The camera follows a single character, so we see things from her point of view, and it is one shot at ground level to show events realistically.

In Jurassic Park, the opposite is done. There are an incredible 43 shots in only 2 minutes 30. It’s almost like a compilation of photos from different angles with a soundtrack. Everything is fast and exciting.