1. MISE EN SCENE
A selection of photographs/images that I believe to be successful as a
mise-en-scene.

2. IMAGE 1 – ‘THE PURSUIT OF HAPPYNESS
This image clearly shows what is happening in the
mise-en-scene. From the sink and tiled flooring the
audience is able to recognise that it is a bathroom. The
big, bulky door and tiled floor suggest that it is a
public bathroom. The mass of toilet paper on the floor,
and the way it has been spread, indicate an attempt to
make the floor comfier by making a bed shape.
Various belongings can be seen in this shot: a suit in a
plastic suit bag, a briefcase, and a child's rucksack.
The child is lying down on the man’s lap and the man
is cradling him.
All of this suggests the characters are having to spend
the night in this public bathroom, which indicates that
they may be homeless, and so the audience can tell
that this is a sad part of the film. Therefore I believe
this image is successful in portraying the emotion
from this part of the film.

3. IMAGE 2 – ‘MOULIN ROUGE’
The scenery in this shot is very extravagant. There
is a large use of the colours red and gold; red can
indicate love, and gold can indicate wealth.
The characters are standing beneath a heart shaped
archway. This archway supports the idea of a theme
of love or romance. The characters are looking into
each others eyes suggesting an sense of intimacy
between them.
I think this image is successful as it shows clearly
the theme of love in the mise-en-scene.

4. IMAGE 3 – ALBUM COVER FOR ‘DISC-
OVERY’
This image is of an album cover.
The proxemics of the man suggests he is the artist. He has a
city held in his arms, possibly indicating he is a ruler of this
city or someone of a high authority. The outline of him
image is glowing; almost angelic.
The background is of the night’s sky, and linking with this
‘ruler’ idea, the artist could be suggesting he is a god-like
figure.
This could show how important he thinks he is, or how
important he thinks this album will be. This image is
successful in showing his personality as well as his
aspirations.

5. IMAGE 4 – ACTION SHOT ‘TOM DALEY’
In this image the people in the foreground all
have extremely happy expressions on their
faces. A few people in the background are
clapping their hands. These factors indicate
that they are celebrating.
The fact that there is a man being carried
suggests that this man has done something to
celebrate about.
I believe this image is successful as it is such
a happy image. It exerts happiness, and can
make the audience feel happy with them.
Also it draws the audience in, making them
want to know why they are celebrating.