Mise-en-scene

What does mise-en-scene mean?

What are the 6 key areas of mise-en-scene?

Props, blocking/ performance, colour, costume, set/ location, and lighting

Colour:How is colour used in the 3 below pictures?

The colours interpret the feelings or the set of the characters and what their character might actually be. For example the image on the right, her hair might say that she has a mixed personality with her hair being different colours.

Costume:What can we interpret from these costumes?

It forms a cultural code, for Example, the images on the Right says that they might bePoor, on benefits and live inA council estate purely andSimply because of the clothesThat they’re wearing. On the other hand we might say that theImage on the right might say that they come from a wealthy Background. Because the image on the right shows two men wearing high quality clothes.

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Props:Option 1 - You have to provide props for a tense police interview between two officers and one suspected murderer. Decide what props you would incorporate and how the actors should be directed to use them.Option 2 – You have to provide props for a romantic meal between two characters on their first date. Decide what props you would incorporate and how the actors should be directed to use them.

Props needed:Police officer uniforms. Weapons for the police. Handcuffs, chairs, table

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?

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The lighting on the left image signifies that we might be in a dangerous place, purely and simply because of the lighting. The lighting is very dark and dingy. So therefore on the right we see a very light scene this might say that were in a safe area and nothing bad is going to happen