Mise En Scene Pp

Mise-enscène

• Mise-en-scène is a French word. • It means ‘Having put into scene’ • A term used to describe all the visual elements in a single frame/shot. • Task 1: Write down all the visual elements you see in films.

Visual Elements in Miseen-scène Objects/Props • Setting/Location • Characters/Actors • Movement/Performance • Lighting • Shadow • Colour • Costume •

Kidulthood • What visual Elements can you see in the trailer? • What do they tell you about the genre of the film? • What do they tell you about the characters of the film?

Images from Kidulthood Trailer

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PROPS

COSTU

Why is Mise-en-scène important? • Distinguish a genre • You understand more about the characters • Some directors use Mise-enscène to create their own style e.g Quentin Tarantino

Setting/Location • What does the setting/location tell us about the genre of the film? • Place where things are happening/events occur. • The setting helps the audience place the characters in order to understand the characters more.

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Props

Why are props used? To distinguish the genre To create Authenticity Tell you more about the characters • The motive of the story

Costume • Where they live? • What their attitude is? • What era it is? • Aid the audience to understand/get to know more about the character • Shows who is the antagonist and Protagonist • In Science Fiction, Fantasy and Epic films costumes are prominent in distinguishing the genre

Performance, Movement and Actor • Certain actors are connected to genres • The visual movement and presentation can say more about the character then the dialogue – Body language – Expressions

Create a Film Setting

Props

Costume Actors

Prize for the group with the best (made-up) Film :D

Summary of Mise-en-scene Mise-en-scene is used… • To distinguish a genre • To learn more about the characters • To give the film a more authentic feel