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Mise en-scene
1. Mise-en-scene
What does mise-en-scene mean?
Placed in the scene (everything in the shot)
What are the 6 key areas of mise-en-scene?
Colour, costume, props, set/location, blocking&performance, lighting
Colour:
How is colour used in the 3 below pictures?
Red which shows danger or love
Black presents evil and horror
White shows innocence and purity
Purple shows royalty
Blue shows coldness
Costume:
What can we interpret from these costumes?
Lower class Upper class
2. Mise-en-scene
Props:
How would actors be directed to use them:
To be realistic to the characters style to make it look natural in the film.
Location:
Can be a purpose built set or a real location
Blocking/Performance:
Blocking refers to the positioning and movement of actors within the frame,
both in relation to each other and in relation to the camera (which represents
us, the audience)
Performance covers all aspects of the actual acting – gesture, expression,
accent etc
Lighting:
How is lighting being used to create mood in the following examples?
Low key lighting and high key lighting
The picture on the left show action whereas the one on the right shows the
little dramatic effect and the light is shining on the woman and not the man
which suggest she is a nicer character than him
Mise-en-scene creates verisimilitude meaning your scene is realistic to the story of your
film