1. Mise-en-scene
Mise-en-scenemeans ‘placed in the scene’.
Semiotics is the study of signs.
Type of things to look for in Mise-en-scene:
1. Colour
2. Costume
3. Props
4. Set/location
5. Blocking and performance
6. Lighting
Colour
Colour is symbolic as it can appear in several places e.g. Set, Lighting,
Costumes
Colour on a person, placeor set can tell/show us the mood of the place
or the type of person they could be
Costume
Includes clothes, hair and make-up
Itcreates identity and personality for the characters
Itcan forma cultural code- the audience understands how costume
provides clues/codes about people and situations
Once wearing a costume it will mean keeping in their character so
showing who they are how the costume presents them
Props
Are any object used within a frame
They might be used to dress the set or be used by the actors
They may be symbolic or have significance
Set/location
A set will be built for filming and is usually part of a studio complex
2. Location shooting-involves leaving the studio and shooting in an existing
location that has be ‘scouted’ as suitable
Whatever setting has been used it has been dressed purposefully
Blocking and performance
Blocking is referred to the positioning and movement of the actors
within the frame, both in relation to one another and the camera (us the
audience)
Performancecovers all the aspects of the actual acting- gesture,
expression
Lighting
In a scene the two main approaches are; high-key lighting and low-key
lighting
High-key lighting makes sure there is even light across the frame with
little or no shadow or dark areas- it has little dramatic effect
Low-key lighting allows high contrastbetween light and dark, with
shadow often being used for dramatic effect
A USEFUL TERM IS AMBIENTLIGHTING- this means that a scene has
been lit using available light (to look like natural light)