The vampire diaries analysis

The Vampire Diaries

Season 3

Episode 3

The End Of The Affair

(1920s Chicago Flashback)

THE VIDEO:

To find inspiration for the 1920s era our video

would be based around, I decided to watch and

analyse an episode from the TV series ‘The

Vampire Diaries’.

In this episode the character, Stefan Salvatore

has a flashback to his life in 1920s Chicago.

I thought that this analysis could help lead to

ideas for the Mise-En-Scene for our video.

Here is a clip from the episode I watched:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GNJRYUuZxr4

CHARACTERS:

• Young couples

• Male bartenders

• Female waitresses

• Male musicians

• Female performer

MALE COSTUMES:

• Gelled side combed hair

• Top hats

• Moustaches

• Handkerchief in pocket

• Bowler hats

• Pristine

• Suits

• Black and white

• Bow ties

• Dapper

• Ties

• White shirts

• Corsages

FEMALE COSTUMES:

• Pearls

• Fur coats

• Red lipstick

• Flapper girls

• Sequined and feathered headbands

• Glamorous accessories

• Heels

• Dark eye make-up

• Glitzy

• Curled short hair

• Slick bobs

• Long gloves

• Draped nude dresses

• Long dangling earrings

SETTING:

• Dim lighting

• Staircase banisters

• Jazz bar

• Circular tables

• Lampshades

• Stage lights

• Red curtains

• Patterned wallpaper

PROPS:

• Piano

• Trumpet

• Cocktail glasses

• Paintings

• Serving trays

• Microphone

• Champagne

• Tower of glasses

• Booths

• Guitar

• Shot glasses

• Cameras

TRANSPORT:

• Black ‘cab’ type cars

• Roofless cars

DANCING:

• Coupled dancing

• Slow dancing

• Band sway

• Female performer has simple

moves

MALE ATTITUDES:

• Cocky

• Arrogant

• Pestering

• teasing]

• ‘pally’

• Confrontational

• Casual

• Gentlemen

• Laid back

• Angry

• Laughing

• Banter

• Over-protective

FEMALE ATTITUDES:

• Damsel in distress

• Girly

• Flirtatious

• Confident

• Independent

Season 3

Episode 20

Do Not Go Gentle

(1920s Decade Dance)

THE VIDEO:

I then went onto watching another

episode,where the teenagers of Mystic Falls

are celebrating a 1920s themed decade

dance.

Through watching this I thought it would be a

help to us when we are trying to combine

both the modern era with the 1920s.

Here is a clip of the episode I watched:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5e1wXcqlFt8

SETTING:

• Chandeliers

• Disco ball

• Champagne glasses

• Street lamps

• Balloons

• Lampshades

• Round tables

• Wooden chairs

• Red table cloths

ATMOSPHERE:

• Happy

• Fun

• laughter

MALE COSTUMES:

• Grey, brown or black suits

• Suits and ties

• Corsages

• Knitted jumpers

• Corduroy trousers

• Flat caps

• Waist coats

• Top hats

FEMALE COSTUMES:

• Red lipstick

• Hanging earrings

• Curly short hair

• Feather boas

• Pearls

• Sequins

• Heels

• Long beaded necklaces

• Feathered headbands

• Nude, red or black dresses

• Dark eye make-up

MUSIC:

• Jazz music

• No live band

• Recorded

• Slow tempo

• Fast tempo

DANCING:

• Slow dancing

• Couple dancing

• Fun and fast paced