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How do the cinematic codes, specifically mise-en-scene and sound, in the opening sequence of Moulin Rouge inform the audience's understanding of the extract?
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Michelle Holcroft 12LN How do the cinematic codes, specifically mise-en-scene and sound, in the opening sequence of Moulin Rouge inform the audience's understanding of the extract? All four cinematic codes work together in a film to inform the audience's understanding of a film and to convey meaning and the ideology in a preferred reading favoured by the film-maker so that the audience interprets the film in the way intended. In the film Moulin Rouge (Luhrman, 2000, US) the cinematic codes, mise-en-scene, sound, cinematography and editing all work well together in the opening sequence to set up the film-maker's preferred reading. The film opens with a conductor on a stage in a grand theatre, signifying a 'show' which links well with the idea behind Moulin Rouge, informing the audience that it is like a show. The curtains behind the conductor are red, a motif in this film, which is used repeatedly throughout the film,...
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