mise en scene notes

1. Mise-en-scene
What does mise-en-scene mean?
Placed in the scene
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?
Symbolic, can appear in several places in the scene. Connotations of colour are
generally so well understood that they are even used in children’s texts.
Costume:
What can we interpret from these costumes?
Costumes include clothes hair and make-up creates identity
And personality for the character. Forms a cultural code. The
Selection of costumes will be deliberate.

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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
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 allows for high contrast between light and dark within the frame,
with shadow often being used for dramatic effect.
High key lighting ensures even light across the frame with little or no shadow or dark
areas. It has little dramatic effect.

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