Mise-en-scene refers to elements that establish the environment and context of scenes in visual media. It includes lighting, character positioning and body language, props, aesthetics, location, and direct address. Lighting can establish mood through high key, low key, or chiaroscuro techniques. Character positioning and expressions provide clues to personality. Props like clothing give insights into a character. Color, location, and character reactions also provide context. Direct address breaks the fourth wall to signal an important character for the audience to engage with.

1. Mise-En-Scene

2. Lighting
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There are three types of lighting that are used
to set the mood in scenes, these are:
High Key lighting – A bright and well lit scene with very
few shadows, often used to create a happy or safe
atmosphere in a scene
Low Key lighting – A dimly lit scene with an abundance
of shadows, mainly used to create an atmosphere of
distrust or unease in a scene
Chiaroscuro Lighting – A scene that is lit with extreme
lighting, lots of shadows, some very bright aspects, used
to create a sense of drama or uniqueness

3. Body Positioning
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The way that a character’s body looks and the
way that the move and hold their posture,
shows of the attributes that the character will
possess, and what the actor’s and director will
try to portray to the audience
Another aspect of the character is their facial
expressions, from these we can gather how the
character has reacted to a certain situation,
from which the audience will make their own
inferences upon the character’s personality and
whether or not they feel that they can
associate with them

4. Props
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These are the item's which a character might
possess, from this inferences on their
personality will be made by the audience
Clothes – the clothes that a character can wear
are analysed on the style, shape, colour etc,
from this the audience can gauge some of the
character’s qualities, such as suit gives the
connotation of being smart and professional,
whereas baggy, dull coloured clothes gives the
connotation of the character either being shy or
not confident in their appearance

5. Aesthetics
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The colour’s that are present in a scene, are often put
there to cause the audience to think of certain emotions,
such as blue being a calming colour and red being put in
to evoke a sense of danger or passion within a scene
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Location – the place in which the scene is set usually has
some part in setting the scene for the audience or
revealing something about the character’s personality,
such as a messy room will reflect the character as being
a messy person, or a blood stained cellar will give an air
of danger to the scene
Another thing is that the audience pays attention to how
the characters react to their locations
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6. Direct Address
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This is often referred to as “breaking the
fourth wall”
It describes a time where a character may
look directly at the camera or speak to the
audience, this is a rare occurrence
It is designed to signify that this character
is the most important or the character that
the audience should be emphasising with

7. Direct Address
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This is often referred to as “breaking the
fourth wall”
It describes a time where a character may
look directly at the camera or speak to the
audience, this is a rare occurrence
It is designed to signify that this character
is the most important or the character that
the audience should be emphasising with