Mise-en-scene refers to everything within the frame of a film or television show that helps tell the story, including setting, props, costumes, lighting, positioning of characters, and body language. It is used to represent where a scene takes place and give clues about characters' personalities and social statuses. Key elements of mise-en-scene discussed include using medical equipment and clothing to indicate a hospital setting in medical dramas, costumes revealing a character's care for their appearance and financial status, facial expressions and body language showing characters' feelings and attitudes, lighting setting the mood, and positioning characters to demonstrate authority levels within a scene.

1. Mise-En-Scene
“the arrangement of scenery and properties to
represent the place/person where a play or
movie is acted”

2. Sections
 1) Setting & Props
 2) Costume, Hair & Make-Up
 3) Facial Expressions & Body Language
 4) Lighting & Colour
 5) Positioning Of Characters/Objects Within A Frame

3. SETTING & PROPS
 Settings are used to show where a scene takes place. For
example ER is a medical drama and takes place in a hospital.
 Props are used to give the impression of what is actually
occurring. For example Casualty is another medical drama
and uses props like medical equipment, stethoscopes, doctors
coats and possible rubber gloves.

4. COSTUME, HAIR & MAKE-UP
 Costumes are a major part of mise en scene because what
someone wears is usually used as a first impression. As people,
we judge people from how we first seem them. This is exactly
what is important when it comes to using this section.
 Costume, hair & makeup gives us a clear idea of the character’
care for themselves, personality and their social status. For
example, if a young female character wore a large amount of
make-up people may jump to the conclusion that she is not
particularly well off and so may be seen as a chav.

5. FACIAL EXPRESSIONS & BODY
LANGUAGE
 Facial expressions indicate how someone is feeling and thinking.
We say smiling is a character being happy while a scowl would
be seen as being menacing.
 Body language is also key as it shows how someone is feeling
and there personality and can show there attitude towards
something.

6. LIGHTING & COLOUR
 Lighting is used to atmosphere. It also represents the importance
of the image or in other words, what you should be looking at.
 Colour on the other hand is used to show the mood. For example
if it was a dark scene you would associate it with horror or evil
while bright multi colours you would associate with happiness
and joy.

7. POSITIONING OF CHARACTERS
 If you wanted to show a sense of authority with a particular
character then the actor would be positioned in front of the
shot and would possibly overpower others in the shot. If several
characters are spread equally in a shot and at the same level
it would balance their power and therefore ensure neither of
them have less/more power than the other.