Agent Carter Essay

As every other Marvel movie starts off, the graphics are run of different Marvel comics. During this, from 0:07-0:15, the first thing I noticed was a voice over. There is a woman talking to Captain Marvel, however, the viewer doesn't know who it is or where it's coming from, as the introduction is still being played. After showing Captain Marvel in a space pod of some sort, the scene shifts to show who we can assume to be Maggie, or Captain Marvel's girlfriend. This clip of Maggie is a close up, showing her face, in which we can see her crying. By showing this, a mood of sadness is conveyed. To also support this feeling, there is sad and dramatic music playing, which is an example of non-diegetic sound and post synchronous dubbing, as the audience can hear it but the characters cannot, meaning it was added after filming. In the following scene, the jet that Captain Marvel is on is shown, from a low-angle. This makes it feel as if the jet is very large and significant, because in reality it is. The fact that the jet is about to crash also makes this angle very important to establishing the significance of the jet. Soon after, it shows Maggie in a control center. The lighting is very dim, indicating low-key lighting, in which the frame is cast with shadows and it is very dark. This also helps to convey a depressed mood, as Maggie is now alone and Captain Marvel is gone. Right after showing this, the scene fades out into all black, which is a type of transition frequently used in editing. The following scene is set up with an establishing shot of what appears to be New York City. Shortly after, the scene shifts to what appears to be an office. The setting shows many desks and the costumes are of men wearing dress suits/business professional outfits. This use of Mise-en-scene helps the viewer tell what the setting is and who the people are. A few scenes later, an example of simultaneity can be seen, from when Agent Carter, or Maggie, is looking at a picture of Captain Marvel. The scene goes between showing Agent Carter’s lonesome looking fact, to the black and white picture of her boyfriend, who is now gone. The use of lighting is also very present in the next scene, when Agent Carter is left alone in the office while her male co-workers go out for a drink. To make it all the more dramatic, the men turn off the lights when they leave, even though Agent Carter is still in there. By using this difference in lighting it helps to signify the mood expressed by Agent Carter, in that she is almost invisible to the others. Once she leaves the office, a new scene appears in which there are a few men in a smaller office looking building. In the room, there is music playing, that the characters can hear. This is an example of diegetic sound because the characters and the audience can both hear it. Once continuing to watch it, it can be seen that this music is important to the scene. It blocks out the noise of what is going on outside, leaving the man on the inside clueless to the surroundings.