Creative Digital Media Production Unit 1: Lesson 9

What does Mise en Scene Mean?

What are
the five
elements
of Mise en
Scene

The visual information in front of the camera that communicates essential

information to the audience.

Settings and Props

Costume, Hair and Make up
Lighting an Colour
Performance
Composition
What settings and props would you find in a....
Romantic Comedy
Settings
Large city
Rural village
Restaurant
Flat
Park

Props
Ring
Yogurt
Ice Cream
Flowers

Horror Film
Settings
Abandoned house
Woods
Backwater town
Hospital
Sewers

Props
Knives
Camera
Dismembered body parts

Draw a Sci fi costume (or assemble one on photshop)

What are the two main types of lighting?

High key lighting

Low key lighting

Explain how performance provides information in the following

images

Fear
Pain
Hatred
Cold

Cooperation
In sync
Looking down at you
Serious

Uncertainty
Duty
Uncommitted
Used to

TASK: Look at the following image. Analyse the Mise en Scene and
describe why the shot has been set up as it has. Remember to
consider all five elements.

Setting: This is clearly a fictional unearthly place. There is a lot of gold which implies a
superior status to others.
Props: Weapons are being held by the guards and there is a throne.