Mise-en-scene

1. Mise-en-scene 2

2. MISE-EN-SCENE: The french term mise-en-scene means, what is placed in the frame. Everything that
we see on screen has been deliberately put there to make meaning, the furniture we see in a room
or the costume that a character is wearing.

3. SETTING AND PROP: This is where the actions of the film take place, they help us understand when and
where the film is set. Setting and prop plays important role in mise-en-scene by contributing dramatic
events. An example below is from the scene from a western film title THE GOOD THE BAD AND THE UGLY.

4. LIGHTING AND COLOUR: To the film director, lighting and colour is more than
illumination that enable viewer to see the action. Lighting, like the other aspects of
mise-en-scene, is a tool used by the director to convey special meaning about a
character or the narrative to the viewer. Lighting and colour can also be used to
manipulate what the viewer sees.
Fill light and key light is
used to illuminate the
talent
Using light to create
shadowy effect

5. COSTUME HAIR AND MAKE UP: This is one of the key ingredients in
signaling to the audience what year or era the film is set in, the status
of the character, as well as other character information. Sometime
costume hair and make-up is used in creating an imaginary character
Cate Blanchett as
Queen Elizabeth in
the film ‘Elizabeth:
The Golden Age’
Chiwatel Ejiofor in
in 12 YEARS A SLAVE
An imaginary being
portrait by
Angelina Jolie
In ‘Maleficent’

6. FACIAL EXPRESSIONS AND BODY LANGUAGE: This aspect of mise-en-scene
is based on the relationship between the actor and the director. The
director decides what type of emotion they wish the actor to portray and
asks the actor to walk or behave in a particular way.
In this mise-en-scene from ‘Die Hard’
Medium shot of The actor (Bruce Willis) is
used to showed facial expression and body
language.

7. POSITIONING AND SPACE: This aspect of mise-en-scene
help the audience or the viewer to understand when
something important is happening within the frame.
Above frame shows: A character placed at the front of the
frame with other characters in the background takes on
particular importance in our understanding of what is
happening

8. VISUAL EFFECTS: are the processes by which imagery is created and/or manipulated outside
the context of a live action shot. Visual effects involve the integration of live-action footage
and generated imagery to create environments which look realistic, but would be dangerous,
expensive, impractical, or simply impossible to capture on film. Visual effects using computer
generated imagery has recently become accessible to the independent filmmaker with the
introduction of affordable and easy-to-use animation and compositing software.