A presentation from the Norwegian partners describing techniques used to analyse films effectively. Presented to other partners in Italy 2009 as part of The Comenius project.
A presentation from the Norwegian partners describing techniques used to analyse films effectively. Presented to other partners in Italy 2009 as part of The Comenius project.
Mise en scène encompasses the most recognizable attributes of a film – the setting and the actors; it includes costumes and make-up, props, and all the other natural and artificial details that characterize the spaces filmed. The term is borrowed from a French theatrical expression, meaning roughly “put into the scene”. In other words, mise-en-scène describes the stuff in the frame and the way it is shown and arranged. We have organized this page according to four general areas: setting, lighting, costume and staging. At the end we have also included some special effects that are closely related to mise-en-scène.
Mise en scène encompasses the most recognizable attributes of a film – the setting and the actors; it includes costumes and make-up, props, and all the other natural and artificial details that characterize the spaces filmed. The term is borrowed from a French theatrical expression, meaning roughly “put into the scene”. In other words, mise-en-scène describes the stuff in the frame and the way it is shown and arranged. We have organized this page according to four general areas: setting, lighting, costume and staging. At the end we have also included some special effects that are closely related to mise-en-scène.
2. Write the words for these definitions
The person who writes the script (the story of a film)
The person who finances a film
The person who chooses the actors
The person who decides how a film is made
The person who operates the camera
The collective name for the actors in a film
The most important acting role
A subsidiary but nevertheless important acting role
A special “film” word for the script
The audio element in a film
The name of people involved, which appear on the screen at the end of the film
3. Adjectives to describe films
Heavy /atmospheric/ moving/subtle/ corny/ sensitive
/harrowing stylish/ predictable /stunning /thought-
provoking /contrived /plodding/ tedious/ far-fetched/
pretentious/ fast-moving/ disappointing/ memorable/
overrated/ amusing/ underrated
4. Differences between
An extra and a lead role
A scene and the set
To direct and to produce
Sound effects and soundtrack
A comedy and slapstick
The mainstream film and an experimental film
A shot and a take