(Research background and purpose) Through the improvement of computer generation (CG), visual effects (VFX), the development of production technology, and the systematization of production design, cinematic expression technology today can reproduce no...
(Research background and purpose) Through the improvement of computer generation (CG), visual effects (VFX), the development of production technology, and the systematization of production design, cinematic expression technology today can reproduce not only past history but also present, future, and even virtual worlds. As a result, contents of situations difficult to reproduce are expressed in movies as if they are real, leading to the expansion of the production design reproduction area. Among these new generation of movies, the movie The Handmaiden is a reproduced mise-en-scène using technical methods. Accordingly, the production design of The Handmaiden was able to produce an immersive reenactment of the time. The purpose of this research is to study the method of reproducing production design through the mise-en-scène technique. (Method) To extract the components of mise-en-scène, this research compares and analyzes prior studies, from which it derives an evaluation model. In the derived model, seven spaces of the "Kouzuki Noriaki 上月教明 Mansion" are selected and analyzed with emphasis on mise-en-scène techniques, aesthetic reproduction, and social and geographical reproductions. Based on the three reproducing elements proposed in this study, the reproduction object, the reproduction place, and the historical perception, this research will analyze correlations between production design and reproduction. (Results) As a result, five emotional effects are organically engaged. An example of this can be seen in the trait of space expansion organically leading to the effect of spectacle. Through the mode of realism and empathy, the movie enlists the audience to recall the historical situation of the Joseon Dynasty during Japanese occupation and sympathize with character personalities, situational empathy, and collective feelings. It has been confirmed that this engagement has its basis in metaphor. While the critical element of immersing into the era appears to be lacking in terms of realism, as The Handmaiden is close to fiction and takes a situational background that focuses on “reproducing situation and development” for the audience to assume background and location through character relations and development through the three stages of common background, it can be assumed that the realism of this movie may be lacking. (Conclusion) First, the three elements of aesthetic, social, and geographical reproduction were derived and applied to the production design, causing the audience to feel the five emotional effects. Second, by selecting four main characters and six spaces, the movie applied a reproduction production design program, drawing emotional effects and characteristics. Third, the said process strengthened theme within the movie through a recreation with the organic nature of the geographical, historical background (Japanese Occupation), and common background of suppression and violence-lacking-release. To sum up, we have concluded that the creation and immersion of a collective memory of a community can enhance the emotional effects of spectacle, metaphor, and realism by providing audiences with a location background and organic connections with characters.