By Connor Taylor
In this shot showing the villain mise-en-scene is used to present his skill and efforts against the police making him a high priority. This is shown through his clothing which is a suit and over coat, which are considered very smart wear clearly showing his level as a criminal to the audience.
In this shot however, the criminal or villain this time is dressed in 'hoody', tracksuit bottoms and trainers, presenting the idea to the audience that he is a lower level of criminal to the police and the protagonist 'Luther'.
This shot shows 'Luther' and 'Ripley' who are detectives approaching a crime scene. The use of suits and overcoats clearly separates them from other people in this scene in social and government status. The use of showing their badges and with them not even looking at the police officer also majorly adds to their status/ level or command.
This scene however shows 'Luther' to be more reckless and disobedient to the law which he works for simply by him having a lose tie, compared to everyone else on the force who has their tie fully done. This therefore clearly distinguishes him from the rest which is also then shown through his detective methods.
In the episode with a main antagonist, she is dressed like smart with a little casual to make her seem like she is the same as everyone else and that she does not have any level or status to the force as she is not yet distinguished as a criminal, however it is clear to the audience that she is.
To conclude I think that this has shown me more precisely how much mise-en-scene in clothing can clearly separate characters who otherwise would be considered the same, and how that very small differences or changes in clothing can have an impact on the character and the audiences perception of them.
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