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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0aIZDAyG1n0      Tulsa King is a show about the protagonist, Dwight Manfredi, getting out of prison but soon after being sent to start a crime ring in Tulsa Oklahoma. Mise en Scene is used to present a "fish out of water," scenario where the New York-adjusted crime boss finds himself in a country town where he is completely out of place. For example, the most clear way this is expressed is through costume. The protagonist wears a suit throughout the show no matter where he is, this is in stark contrast to the "cowboy" style that the people in Tulsa wear.      This costume helps further the audience's understanding of the characters as well. For example, the suit that the protagonist, Manfredi, wears shows that he is a serious character who is possibly stuck in the old ways. The mellow basic colors of grey and black also show that Manfredi isn't an outgoing character but rather more to himself. If one were to look at a charact...

Arcade In this, I decided to make a mood board for an arcade, with the primary setting of a kids' birthday party. For inspiration, I took from Chuck E Cheese for both the playground in the arcade, the food, and the setting. The other images are to provide props and mood for the setting such as the kids celebrating a party. I want the audience to make the assumption that the characters are kids celebrating a birthday, creating a joyful and happy mood.  Starship In this I attempted to create a mood board for a spaceship, I used the first two images to represent a desolate lonely feeling. This is to represent an almost empty ship but it still being clean and fancy. The fifth image is to represent what this ship could look like from the outside. The character is proper to fit the interior of the ship. I wanted the audience to assume that they take care of both themselves and their ship, taking pride in it.  1920s speakeasy In this, I chose to create a mood board for a speakeasy in...