FiIm Lunguuge:

Mise-en-scene
Toduy we ure:
Leorning whof mise-en-scene is
Leorning how fo onoIyse mise-en-scene
-ectives:
W y the end of this Iesson:
W AII of you:
iII be obIe fo describe whof mise-en-scene is, ond ifs
imporfonce in medio
W Most of you:
iII be obIe fo onoIyse fhe mise-en-scene used in fiIms using
medio ferminoIogy.
W Some of you:
iII be obIe fo onoIyse ond highIighf signs used wifhin fhe mise
en scene in fiIms ond oppIy fhis knowIedge fo fiIm cIips.
Sturter Questions:
W rife down your onswers - Ieove o spoce
underneofh eoch onswer....
W hof is mise en scene7
W hof eIemenfs moke up fhe mise en scene7
W hy is mise-en-scene imporfonf in fiIms7
Mise-en-scene
W %his ferm (foken from French %heofre) meons puffing
fhings in fhe picfure or orronging fhe frome'. If is
concerned wifh fhe design ond orrongemenf of fhe imoge. If
refers fo oII of fhe fhings which ore puf in fhe scene of o
fiIm: fhe seffing ond props, peopIe ond how fhey move, Iook
ond dress, ond obsfrocf design principIes in fhe frome, such
os coIour, Iine, shope ond pIone. %he concepf enobIes fhe
oudience fo consider ond describe whof is in o frome or
series of fromes of o fiIm of o sIighfIy more obsfrocfed IeveI
fhon jusf whofs hoppening.
W very eIemenf of on imoge confribufes fo ifs meoning, ond
much fime ond fhoughf is devofed fo mise en scne by fhe
creofors of on imoge. AIfhough on oudiences offenfion moy
be focused on chorocfers in fhe foreground, fhey wiII oIso be
Iooking of fhe bockground for oddifionoI cIues fo meoning.
Iements of mise-en-scene
W ise-en-scne incIudes onyfhing which is "puf info fhe
frome". %he IeveI of o imoges reoIism reIies heoviIy on mise
en scne.
W Iemenfs of mise-en-scene incIude:
W W Producfion Design: sefs, props ond cosfumes
W W CoIour (presenf in bofh producfion design ond Iighfing)
W W Lighfing
W W Acfors' performonce (incIuding cosfing ond moke up) ond
movemenf (bIocking)
W W Froming incIuding posifion, depfh of fieId, ospecf rofio,
heighf ond ongIe (buf nof movemenf)
W W Diegefic sound
ifferences -etween mise-
en-scene und montuge
W %he ferm mise en scne refers fo o sfyIisfic fechnique,
where Iong fokes ond fhe confinuous movemenf of fhe
comero which focus on fhe defoiIs of o scene ore used fo
creofe meoning.
W %his is fhe opposife of monfoge, where meoning is creofed
fhrough consfonf cuffing.
W You moy oIso encounfer fhe ferm mise en shof which refers
fo fhe movemenf of fhe comero ond fhe si;e of fhe shof,
pIus oddifionoI fechnicoI considerofions such os Iens fype.
ise-en-scne is fhe domoin of fhe direcfor ond fhe
designer, mise en shof is confroIIed by fhe phofogropher or
cinemofogropher.
Looking ut mise-en-scene
W %oke o Iook of fhe shof from LoIifo (I9oZ) , ond see whof you
know obouf fhe reIofionship befween Humberf ond LoIifo
from fhe posifion of fhe chorocfers, fhe bockground defoiIs,
fhe nofure of fhe ocfion. Consider fhe eIemenfs of mise-en-
scene...
Looking ut mise-en-scene
The Sith Sense {1999}
1st viewing:
W hof does fhe sequence meon fo you7
W How does if creofe fhof meoning7
Znd Viewing:
%oke on eIemenf of mise-en-scene ond Iisf how if odds meoning
fo fhe piece of fiIm.
3rd Viewing:
ofch fhe exfrocf - ony ofher eIemenfs fhof reoIIy sfond ouf7
ow to unuIyse mise-en-scene
W When unuIysing mise-en-scene remem-er to use mediu
Iunguuge/terminoIogy:
W Cumeruwork
{shots movement ungIes fruming}
W Sound
{AII the eIements thut we heur incIuding music und sound
effects}
W Mise-en-scene
{Lighting props costumes sets/Iocutions muke up huir
-Iocking or positioning of uctors}
W diting
{Cuts dissoIves fudes cross cutting}
Lighting
W Low Iey Lighfing
W (Mof brighf Iighfing so dork shodows ore evidenf - suggesfs
horror, donger)
W MofuroIisfic Lighfing
W (Lighfing you do nof nofice - used fo moke evenfs Iook reoI,
fhe sunshine is nofuroIisfic Iighfing)
W High Iey Lighfing
W (8righf Iighfing - brighfer Iighfing fhon you wouId normoIIy
see in reoI Iife - somefimes shown os orfificioI Iighfing in
fiIms such os Iomps ond woII Iighfs)
W Lighfing ffecfs
W (FIoshing Iighfs, sfrobe Iighfing efc - offen used fo suggesf
donger especioIIy in science ficfion fiIms)
Costume Props und Custing
W Costumes
hof fhe ocfors ore weoring - offen heIpfuI fo disfinguish o
chorocfer
W Props
W hof fhe ocfors use - fhese con be hondheId or pieces of
furnifure, ogoin heIpfuI in disfinguishing chorocfers
W Custing
W Do fhe ocfors Iook fhe porf7 Do fheir Iooks ond voice fif in
wifh fheir chorocfers imoge7
W Iocking
W How fhe ocfors ond objecfs fif info fhe frome. If moy
emphosise fhe power of heroes or confIicf befween fwo
porfies
AnuIyse the mise-en-scene
W AnoIyse fhe mise-en-scene of fhis cIip from Z8
Doys Lofer
W You con divide fhe eIemenfs ocross eoch group if
you wish - buf you oII musf hove every eIemenf
nofes wriffen down.
W &se fhe heIp sheef fo heIp wrife fhe onoIysis.
W tru unuIysis:
W Are fhere ony signs fhof heIp fo odd fo fhe
meoning7
TeII me whut eIements of mise-en-
scene you wouId use if you were to
muke u,,,,
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In ConcIusion:
W Lef's refurn fo our originoI quesfions, fhis
fime odd in fhe defoiI you hove Ieornf fhis
Iesson..
W hof is mise en scene7
W hof eIemenfs moke up fhe mise en scene7
W hy is mise-en-scene imporfonf in fiIms7