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LESSON 14
 Title: Mise en Scene Sunday 19 July
2020
DO NOW – What Keywords do the following images belong to?

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A*
Challenge
Define
Mise en
Scene

LO: To understand why Mise en Scene is essential during production of

a Film
Our Learning Journey

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Mise en Scene? Can I Outline what Mise
en Scene is?

Mise en Scene
A French term meaning what is
put into a scene or frame.

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Visual information in the frame.

Communicates essential information to

the audience. Represents people, places
and events.
 Mise en scene?
Can I Outline what target
audience is?

Made up of 5 elements:
Can you guess what they are?
1. Settings & Props
TIP
Each aspect of mise-en-
scene has hidden meanings
within a media text, that

2. Costume, Hair and Make Up
3. Lighting & Colour
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uses signs to send signals
to the audience about how
we (the audience) are
supposed to feel at certain
points (preferred
reading/dominant ideology)

4. Facial Expressions and Body Language

5. Blocking/Composition Positioning of
characters/objects within the frame
 Title: Mise en Scene Sunday 19 July
2020
DO NOW – What Keywords do the following images belong to?

Props Hair and Body Lighting

Lighting
Make up language

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A*
Challenge
Define
Blocking/Composition
Mise en
Setting & Scene
Location
Costume

LO: To understand why Mise en Scene is essential during production of

a Film
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Learning Check
Our Learning Journey

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 5 elements explained:
Can I Apply my understanding
of target audience?

1. Settings & Props

Write down
2. Costume, Hair & Make up
what you
understand
3. Facial Expression & Body
each one
Language means?

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4. Lighting & Colour A* Challenge
Can you explain
your ideas of
5. Blocking/Composition
each one with a
Positioning of Characters and
precise example?
Objects
 Settings & Props
Can I Apply my understanding
of Mise en Scene?
Settings & Props – Play an important role in manipulating an
audience, the narrative, expectations and the genre of a media
text. Sets are either built from scratch or located through a
setting that already exists. A* Challenge
‘Settings are characters to’ explain why
you agree or disagree with this statement?
Task:
Make notes on these videos. Can you use these
to help develop your media product and add to

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your blog.
Video 1 Props Video 2 Settings/location
Costume, Hair & Make up
Can I Apply my
understanding of Mise en
Scene?

Costume, Hair & Make up – Act as an instant indicator to the

audience of a character’s personality, status and job. Tells us
immediately where and when the media text is set in terms of
timeframe, society and culture. Certain costumes signify certain
individuals.
Task:
Look at the images below can you guess which film

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characters they are? How is Costume and Make up
used in these shows?
A B C
Costume, Hair & Make up
Can I Apply my
understanding of Mise en
Scene?

Costume, Hair & Make up – Act as an instant indicator to the

audience of a character’s personality, status and job. Tells us
immediately where and when the media text is set in terms of
timeframe, society and culture. Certain costumes signify certain
individuals.
Task:
Look at the images below can you guess which film

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characters these are? How is Costume and Make up
used in these shows?
A B C

Edward
Edward Scissorhands,
Scissorhands, Captain
Captain Jack
Jack
Sparrow, Madhatter, Willy Wonka
Sparrow, Madhatter, Willy Wonka Rambo Maleficent
 Can I Apply my understanding of Mise
Facial Expression & Body en Scene?
Language
Facial Expression & Body Language – Provide a clear
representation of how someone is feeling. It also indicates how
a character feels towards another character or may reflect
relationship. In film body language can be used as brand
identification

Task:
Watch this video and discuss with your partner. Can you

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relate what he is saying to your production?

A* Challenge
Watch and make notes on this?
 Lighting & Colour
Can I Apply my understanding of Mise en
Scene?
Lighting & Colour – Used to highlight important characters or
objects within the frame. To reflect a characters mental
state/hidden emotions (i.e. bright = happy, dark = disturbed,
strobe effect =confused)

Task:
Research these websites and
develop your production and
add to your blog:

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How does the lighting and
colour manipulate the meaning,
audience and narrative?
Website 3 Website 4
Website 1 Website 2
Blocking/Composition
Can I Apply my understanding of
Mise en Scene?

Blocking/Composition Positioning of Characters and Objects –

Positioning within a frame can draw the audiences attention to
an important character/object. It can also indicate
relationships between people.
Task:
Explore the videos on this webpage and use
these to help develop your media product and

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add to your blog.
 Can I Apply my
Mise-en-Scene additional notes understanding of Mise en
Scene?
Mise-en-scene
Setting, décor and props
naturalism, time period, symbolism,
Atmosphere, emotional response,
dramatic irony/ tension, colour symbolism

Body language & facial expression

Character status, emotion, stereotype,
Where characters look

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Hair & Make Up and Costume
Characterisation, status, symbolism, colours,
Emotion, similarities/ differences, alliances/ enemies

Blocking & Composition

Conflicts / alliances, statuses,
centre of attention / outcast, spacing – positive. Negative space

Lighting
Shadows, spotlight on? High / low key –
Emotion, colour symbolism
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Learning Check
Our Learning Journey

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 Exam practice (15mins): Can I Evaluate the application of
Mise en Scene ?

Success criteria:
Mise en Scene theory

Using precise examples explain

how you will use each element of
Mise en scene in your media

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product?
Put this in your blog.

KEYWORDS Learnt this lesson to use A* Challenge

Mise en Scene, settings & props, costume, hair & make Can you link these ideas
up, Facial expression & body language, Lighting &
to Target Audience,
colour, Blocking, composition, positioning of characters
and objects, narrative, Genre, Institution and
Representation?
Plenary: Last Progress check

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 Homework (1 hour min):
Watch a film opening of your choice and create your
own Mise en scene Case study spider diagram about
this film? Try to link all your ideas with the Keywords
you have learnt today and MIRA.

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Media language
Institution
Representation
A* Challenge
Audience
Conduct detailed research
based on the Mise en scene
element that is most
important in your role.