Merlin - Mise-en-scene

The colours used for the tents and various other items throughout the clip are ones that are normally associated in medieval times. For example the use of the colour red and yellow together.

The rooms featured are very simplistic and the walls are made from stone which could signify a castle. However the rooms do all have candles. This is another signifier that the setting is in a castle or that it is set in the medieval times. As well as having candles instead of lights, as they did not have electricity during that time period, there is an item used for fighting in almost every room featured in the clip. There are swords, shields, chain mail and various other items which 

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Merlin - Editing

Editing has been used for the scene in which the young boy (Merlin) cleans items of armour using magic. The items were 'floating' in the middle of the room whilst cloths, which were also floating, were polishing them.

Later on in the clip the use of magic is shown again when a snake on a shield comes to life and starts to move as well as hiss.

Elliptical editing has been used frequently throughout this clip, for example when Merlin is putting on his masters armour for him the process is sped up. This is also used during the fight scene near the end of the clip. The fight as well as being elliptical has the use of short takes which