Analysis of Legion

Legion directed by Noah Hawley.

It is a comic book adaptation so it's hard to catch "that" air, but I couldn't feel it. It is a series, but the first episode was like a movie.

There's a man with schizophrenia disorder, David Haller. We watch the first episode through his eyes. There must be a mise-en-scene in films, chapters or any other painting. Mise-en-scene is a kind of setting the area through costumes, lights, and props of the characters and events. Each scene should be carefully prepared and each detail must have a meaning and a purpose. For example, you can be a character who speaks a lot on the phone and is constantly messaging but never likes to cook. The decor and costume are very important to reflect this weather, which will reflect these characteristics of the character. "Props" are very important in terms of the naturalness of the film. The decorations and fine details can be more remarkable. If there is a Nonsense Slingshot decor but the film is very beautiful, the audience feels very uncomfortable when watching the film. It is necessary to choose materials that do not tire the eye, and which are suitable for the messages.

We have watched the first episode of the Legion.

When I watched this episode again at home, I noticed two details. Lighting and color palette used. In the past weeks, I learned that how to adjust the light in the workshop, mostly yellow, warm, pale colors were used in the mental hospital scenes, and I realized how this filtering works. 

The selected and used color palette was compatible with the costumes. The most striking detail was the sudden transitions of red and blue. Especially in the “dangerous” or “important” mood of David, the red tone was extremely high.

In the scenes when David looked at her (Sydney Barrett), and if you pay attention, the "key light" hit her right behind the girl. It can be interpreted as "divine" the girl. He looked at her like an angel. The light was very strong and yellow. 

There are so many props in the scene. They were all well-placed and meaningful. I couldn't see any error, no visual error- distracting. 

The guy's always been hallucinating. The plates fly in the air, the little devil, the girl is supposed to be replaced with the girl ... Because this is an artificial and fictional film, the mental hospital seemed to be remarkably like a "space base".

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Apart from that, reflecting a character as we say, is important in decor and costume. 

Burhan Altıntop, the obsessive, feminine and entertaining character of the “Avrupa Yakası”, which is a comedy series, is just ”one of the” best character-decor-costume examples of Turkish series history.