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Definitions: Mise en Scene—Everything in the frame. Location— The place where the scene is shot, e.g Paris or the countryside. Set design—The way the set has been decorated in order to express particular characteristics Costume The clothing of a character speaks volumes about their personality MakeUp—As does their makeup Iconography—The visual style of a piece of film OR the meaning that using a famous actor brings to a film or show. Properties.—or Props. Items that are used by characters in a particular scene Colour design.—A scene’s colours are very carefully selected in order to give off certain connotations. Proxemics—Refers to the physical distance between characters Physicality—The physical presence of an actor and what that brings to a role. Gesture and Posture— The characters physical movements and what that says about them. Lighting High Key Lighting—Lighting which appears to be natural (but very rarely is). A three point lighting system is used to reduce shadows and be flattering to the character. Low Key Lighting—Using a lighting system which intensifies shadows and gives a moody or scary effect. Back lighting—When a character is lit from behind, thus silhouetting them.

Glossary of mis-en-scene and lighting

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Definitions:    Mise  en  Scene—Everything  in  the  frame.  Location—  The  place  where  the  scene  is  shot,  e.g  Paris  or  the  countryside.  Set  design—The  way  the  set  has  been  decorated  in  order  to  express  particular  characteristics  Costume  -­‐  The  clothing  of  a  character  speaks  volumes  about  their  personality  Make-­‐Up—As  does  their  make-­‐up  Iconography—The  visual  style  of  a  piece  of  film  OR  the  meaning  that  using  a  famous  actor  brings  to  a  film  or  show.  Properties.—or  Props.  Items  that  are  used  by  characters  in  a  particular  scene  Colour  design.—A  scene’s  colours  are  very  carefully  selected  in  order  to  give  off  certain  connotations.  Proxemics—Refers  to  the  physical  distance  between  characters  Physicality—The  physical  presence  of  an  actor  and  what  that  brings  to  a  role.  Gesture  and  Posture—  The  characters  physical  movements  and  what  that  says  about  them.      Lighting  High  Key  Lighting—Lighting  which  appears  to  be  natural  (but  very  rarely  is).  A  three  point  lighting  system  is  used  to  reduce  shadows  and  be  flattering  to  the  character.  Low  Key  Lighting—Using  a  lighting  system  which  intensifies  shadows  and  gives  a  moody  or  scary  effect.  Back  lighting—When  a  character  is  lit  from  behind,  thus  silhouetting  them.