Mise-En-Scene

Mies-En-Scene looks at how things are arranged in films or theatrical performance. It looks at costumes, set design, lighting, camera angles, the surroundings etc.


Costumes: They give off information about the character. Depending on the style of film, it can give a sense of time that it is set in, such as this still, taken from the film The Young Victoria starring Emily Blunt. The extravagant dress shows a lot of power and wealth but definitely would only be worn in Queen Victoria's era. The hairstyle also goes with the costume and the time period, as in the modern day era, the current queen would not be looking and dressing like Queen Victoria did.

Props: A prop, short for property, is an object used on stage or on screen by actors during a performance or screen production. A prop is considered to be anything movable or portable on a stage or a set, distinct from the actors, scenery, costumes, and electrical equipment. In the animated film Tangled, the main character, Rapunzel has a frying pan as her prop, which she uses to protect herself. It is not in every scene but comes up regularly at the start of the film.

                                    

Balanced Composition: The main focus (normally a main character or an important object) will be placed in the middle of the frame to draw all the attention to the main propose. 

                                 

Unbalanced Composition: When there is no main focus. There seems to always be a lot going on in the scene/image which can be confusing. It can be used to symbolise a persons mood. If there is a scene with a lot a people either rushing around or talking at a table, it could show the person is either erratic or thinkingly clearly and calmly. 

                                   

Setting: Can be shot in a film studio which is easy to access, will be free to use whenever they want and can be created to look however they want. It can also be shot on locations wherever. Doing this will make it harder as the free space will be hard to get and to import all the props, costumes, lighting etc. However, doing shooting on location will make it look very believable and realistic and will give the film a better look overall so could potentially be worth the difficulty. 

Lighting: Can show mood by having a blue tint in the lighting would represent sadness, a red tint would symbolise angry or love. Can show time of day, by having a character get out of bed to make a late night snack would have dim lighting in the background to show it is early in the morning and the sun is coming up. Could also show the time of year by having someone outside at 6 p.m but is very dark could suggest its winter. It can also create a sense of eeriness to a film by having the frame relatively dark with only one or two people in focus.