Mise-en-scene in all three films

Offside: In this film the audience should look at the acting, setting, lighting, characters, costumes, and space. All of these factors are important to look at when making a film. Offside's setting was centered at the stadium and the camera was mostly fixed on the young Iranian girls who were watched by soldiers during the World Cup game. Instead of Panahi making it kind of mise-en-scene  he went towards a documentary type of film. The film was made with long takes and as far as costumes go the girls chose their own guy outfits. The relationship that the girls made while being held captive by the soldiers is quite a humorous one. They both projected their personality,opinions, and views on certain topics. The dialogue in the film is what one usually  hear in the streets, in the cabs, on the buses, and anywhere else you go. Panahi also seeks to make a point to the audience and that is that the people of Iran are intelligent enough to fight for their rights.

The Wind Will Carry Us:  The camera shoots beautiful scenes of the daily life of individuals living in the Kurdish village, the nature surrounding them, and physcial ascensions. This film moves at a slow pace, but throughout one sees long shots/ close ups of the main character and sequences. Kiarostami adds poetic meaning and complex issuess such as  life and death. Their are shadows on a wall of a women hanging clothes, a landscape visual, and subtlety of social interactions. Many characters are heard but not seen in this film, and some themes that one may see is gender equality and benefits of progress. The camera captures light and dark scenes, for example when Behzad enters the dark he recites a poem  that represents his nostalgic yearning for light and life in dark. He also establishes many spaces beyond the visual field by fragmenting his soundtrack .

The Cow: This is a black and white film captures the lifestyle of an Iranian village. One notices the roles the villagers play, and how the woman are all covered up. This is another visual and simple film made, and their is so much realism. The theme in this film is hiding truth from society, and the cascading fallouts of such actions. Their is so much meaning and elements of life are shown throughout the film. The cow plays a huge part to the plot, and when he dies a transformation comes about to the main character. Then the acting becomes so dramatic and sensible. Their are medium shots, and close-ups of the characters and other villagers.