Mise-en-scene

1. Mise-en-scene
What does mise-en-scene mean?
“Everything in the scene.”
What are the 6 key areas of mise-en-scene?
Colour, Costume, Props, Location, Performance and the lighting
Colour:
How is colour used in the 3 below pictures?
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Costume:
What can we interpret from these costumes?
The paleface shows the drain
of emotion and shows her cold
bloodedness.Also she wears
red lined coat the red shows
her evil core and horridness
but sheis white on the outside
trying to act innocent and kind.
Two personalities.Red gloves-
Red handed
She wears a black coat
showingfor hatred and evil
side.She also has a paleface
which again shows that she
has been drained from
emotion and is cold hearted.
The green completion could
be a warninglikeillnessor
disgust
Cinderella has a white
dress which could show
her innocence, Purity and
kindness.The blue coming
off the dress could show
wealth. Also her face is
full of colour,showing
that she is full of lifeand
happiness
The clothes show that these people may
be workingclass and lessdeposable
income as the clothes are cheap, Also if
you look at the clothes they look to big or
small so probably hand downs because
they are poor. The wellies showthat they
do not have the money to spend on shoes
or extra items so they wear them all year
round
However Sherlock and Watson are
wearing fancy and more intellectual
clothes to maybe show there
intelligenceand wealth and to
show he cares,Also Sherlock is
more covered to maybe show that
he is hidingsomethingor that he is
quite cut off from the world which
shows his character in Sherlock
Holmes. As well as that Watson is
wearing a formal,practical to
maybe show his respectful military
background

2. Mise-en-scene
Props:
Option 1 - You have to provide props for a tense police interview between two
officers and one suspected murderer. Decide what props you would incorporate
and how the actors should be directed to use them.
Option 2 – You have to provide props for a romantic meal between two characters
on their first date. Decide what props you would incorporate and how the actors
should be directed to use them.
Props needed:
How would actors be directed to use them:
Location:
Can be a purpose built set or a real location
Location1:Fantasy/Adventure
Location2: War
Location3 :Horror/Scfi
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?

3. Mise-en-scene
 Gun
 Hat
 Egg
 Cane
 Cigar
Football
Phone
Paperplane
Radio
Pen
He seemsveryunprofessional andmaddue tothe fact he wasplayingwithafootball andpaper
planesatwork and alsosmokesinthe workplace (whichisa hospital) andblastingloudmusicduring
themworktime
The cane couldsuggest more abouthispersonalitylikehe notonlyphysicallyunstable butalso
mentally