Think of a scene from a movie you recently watched or remember very well. Using what you learned from the lectures and the online content, describe the types of shots, lighting, color palette, special effects, and sound used in the scene. What is the overall mood created by all of these elements?

In the movie the Giver, they use lots of coloring and lighting to effect the mood. In the beginning of the movie, the coloring is black and white and the lighting is bright. This gives you the sense of something different from today from another time, and it also causes a sort of depressing mood hence there is no color. The special effects include close slow motion shots of the main character enjoying his life biking and doing other things. This makes the mood more intriguing, as we are interested in what makes this person different from the others, and why we are focused on him. The music is very light and instrumental with piano which causes a lighthearted mood and somewhat sad moods in some scenes. Overall, the mood is depressing and causes suspense.