Mis-en-Scene

Pan's Labyrinth

I chose to look at the production designer in the film Pan's Labyrinth. His name is Eugenio Caballero. According to IMdB he is most known for Pan's Labyrinth, The Impossible (2012), and Resident Evil: Extinction (2007). He won an Oscar for Best Achievement in Art Direction for Pan's Labyrinth. In the Art Directors Guild he was nominated for his Production Design for The Impossible (2012). He won the Excellence in Production Design Award for Pan's Labyrinth. I found this information on IMdB. Here is the description of the Job description of Production Designer. Eugenio Caballero was an assistant set decorator, art director, and set decorator before becoming a production designer.

Mr. Caballero was in charge of the look of this scene, everything from the creepy paintings on the ceiling to the food on the table. He worked closely to Mr. del Toro to make sure the details are close to what he has envisioned. I bet there was even a talk about whether the fire should be gas powered or not. The girls dress and hair had to be a certain way because it is a time period film, the Spanish Civil War. The Production designer also works with the special effects department. This would include the Pale monster and the fairies. I watched an interview with Guillermo del Toro and he had a certain lighting concept for the movie. The main characters dream world it would be golden with shades of orange and her real world was full of blues and greens. He also said the film took a lot of team work

The Gestalt Principles identified in this clip are the law of closure, when the Pale monster puts his hand/eyes up to where the eyes are supposed to go. When he does that your mind thinks it a little weird, but his eyes are in the right place. The law of continuity is found with the table full of food and the monster runs after her in a straight line.