Mise-en-scene refers to everything within the frame of a shot that can be controlled, including color, costume, props, location, blocking/performance, and lighting. The document discusses how each of these six elements of mise-en-scene can be used to convey meaning and create mood, such as using red to indicate danger, costume to distinguish social class, props to look natural, lighting to set the tone, and blocking to show character relationships and camera perspective. Effective use of these elements helps make a scene feel realistic and immersed in the story.

1. Mise-en-scene
What does mise-en-scene mean?
Placed in the scene (everything in the shot)
What are the 6 key areas of mise-en-scene?
Colour, costume, props, set/location, blocking&performance, lighting
Colour:
How is colour used in the 3 below pictures?
 Red which shows danger or love
 Black presents evil and horror
 White shows innocence and purity
 Purple shows royalty
 Blue shows coldness
Costume:
What can we interpret from these costumes?
Lower class Upper class

2. Mise-en-scene
Props:
How would actors be directed to use them:
To be realistic to the characters style to make it look natural in the film.
Location:
Can be a purpose built set or a real location
Blocking/Performance:
 Blocking refers to the positioning and movement of actors within the frame,
both in relation to each other and in relation to the camera (which represents
us, the audience)
 Performance covers all aspects of the actual acting – gesture, expression,
accent etc
Lighting:
How is lighting being used to create mood in the following examples?
 Low key lighting and high key lighting
 The picture on the left show action whereas the one on the right shows the
little dramatic effect and the light is shining on the woman and not the man
which suggest she is a nicer character than him
Mise-en-scene creates verisimilitude meaning your scene is realistic to the story of your
film