1. Mise-en-Scène
Mise-en-scènetranslates to placing on stage. Itis an expression used to
describethe design aspects of a theatre or film production, which essentially
means "visualtheme" or "telling a story"—both in visually artful ways through
storyboarding, cinematography and stagedesign, and in poetically artful ways
through direction. Itis made up of 5 different aspects:
Settings and Props:
These are important becausethey tell the audience whatthe film is likely to be
about. E.g. If it is set in a spaceship it is likely to be sci-fi and if there are guns it
is likely to be an action film.
Costume Hair and Make Up:
This can show a character’s status, personality and job. Itcan also tell us when
the film is set and sometimes where the film is set.
Facial Expressions and Body Language:
These providea clear indication of how someone is feeling or whatsomeone is
going to do. This can make the scene tense or also make the audience feel at
ease.
Lighting and Colour:
This can be used to highlight important characters or objects in the scene as
well as make characters look mysterious.
Positioning of Characters and Objects:
This can draw our attention to specific characters or objects and show a
relationship between two characters.
