1. Improving mise-en-scene
(hotel babylon)

2. Homework
• Homework with questions in front of you
AND
• Please have your blue book in front of you
• (folder on side)…..no iPads

3. List off elements of mise-en-scene

4. Aspects of mise-en-scene
• 1. Setting
• 2. Lighting
• 3. Colour
• 4. Facial expression (character)
• 5. Body language (character)
• 6. Gestures (character)
• 7. Costume/accessories (character)
• 8. Props (character)
• 9. Hair/make up (character)
• 10. Representation (character)

5. Taking notes
• Some of you aren’t doing this correctly…..
• Remember you are only doing 1 of 4 topics…..
• Look for between 5-10 points……the more
technical areas we add, the less points you will
have…….
• Not setting up notes correctly
• Not clearly taking clear P, then EV, then L (use
number system)

6. Note structure
TECHNICAL AREA
POINT 1.
2.
(points for essay) 3.
4.
5.
EVIDENCE 1.
2.
(evidence from clip to 3.
support points) 4.
5.
(analysis is done in essay)
LINK
How does it link to the
type of representation?
Reinforce?
Develop?
Challenge?

7. Getting started
• Have you used the right introduction?
• In the sequence from _________, the
technical features of _________ is applied to
construct the representation of _________.

8. Linking to ethnicity
• Think about all the ethnicities:
• Firstly, think of ethnic groups:
• WHITES
• BLACKS
• HISPANICS
• ITALIAN
• CHINESE

9. Linking to ethnicity (stereotypes)
• What is/are the stereotypes?
• Is it a positive or negative stereotype?
• Does is reinforce, develop or challenge
stereotypes?
• Why does it reinforce, develop or challenge
stereotypes?
• Extension: Why is this relevant or important
to our society?

10. Linking to ethnicity
RACE ROLE? HOW DO YOU KNOW? Stereotype?
Pos/neg?
(mise-en-scene) Reinforce, develop, challenge?
Relevance to society?
WHITES
BLACKS
HISPANICS
ITALIAN
CHINESE

11. Structuring the essay
1 2 3
Structure Elements of most of Ethnicities/ Beginning, middle,
mise-en-scene -Characters end of clip
-Setting -Whites -beginning
-Lighting -Blacks -middle
-Colour -chinese -end
-Body language
Positive (pro) Range of terms -comparison of -comparisons of
characters everything
Negative (con) -little comparison -difficulty -could get
between mise-en- remembering to messy/unorganised if
scene (how they include variety of not confident
work together) mise-en-scene
-taking time away comments
from other 3
categories

12. Writing paragraphs
• Are you using PEAL?
• Point
• Evidence
• Analysis
• Link

13. Trying to compare
• You really should aim to compare something:
• Remember comparing is SIMILARITIES &
DIFFERENCES
• What are you comparing?
• Mise en scene
• Characters/ethnicities
• Parts of scene

14. Peer assessment partners
• Maria Ingrid
• Pam Russ
• Laura Michaela
• Chelsea Abigail
• Jhane Rosie
• Jodie Amy
• Marisha Nicole
• Helen Monae Fatou

15. Peer Assess
• Get with a partner and look at each others responses…..
• Do you take notes appropriately?
• Have you spent no more than 30 minutes? (1-11/2 pages)
• Do you have a correct introduction?
• Use PEAL paragraphs?
• Link to ethnicity? (stereotypes)
• Write about range of appropriate points of mise-en-scene?
• Writing: clear sentences, appropriate spelling, grammar
and punctuation

16. Homework
Set: Fri Nov 16
Due: Mon Nov 17
• Complete 2nd draft of assignment 6
• Download blogger and play around on it –
make a post with an image