The document discusses the use of mise en scene elements like setting, costumes, and props in Lord of the Rings to convey information about the different races. It examines the Hobbits, Orcs, Elves and their settings in the Shire, Isengard, and Rivendell. Questions are provided to analyze how settings, through attributes like materials and decoration, costumes, through attributes like color and fabrication, and props, through attributes like shape and function, reveal the personalities, attitudes, and nature of the societies. The document instructs choosing one society to analyze how mise en scene communicates what is important to them, what their life is like, and their views of the world, each other, and other