Mise en Scene

What does Mise en Scene Mean?

Within the scene

What are the five elements of Mise en Scene

Settings and Props

Composition
Costumes and Hair and Makeup
Performance - Facial Expressions and Body Language
Lighting and Colour

What settings and props would you find in a....

Romantic Comedy

Settings Props
Italy, Venice / Some exotic places Rose symbolise Love and romance
Occasions e.g. Christmas and Jellwery
Valentines maybe New Year Eve Tape set
night.
Paris
Modern /Old
Housing
Restaurants
Festivals and Gigs
Seaside for example Gavin and
Stacey e.g. Barry Island Wales.
Churches
 Horror Film

Settings Props
Anywhere Weapons for example knives and axes
Haunted adobened decaying house and chainsaws not all weapons.
Modern and Old Masks
High School Traps
Hospital Vehicles
Circus
Churches
Shower because
Fun fair for example Final Destination.

What are the two main types of lighting?

High Key Lighting – Natural Low Key Lighting – Key and Back
lights sharps contrast e.g.
silhouettes for horror.
Explain how performance provides information in the following images…
Tense, cold, mystery, evil, secretive
Proud, smart, serious , determined , confident , brave standing tall , power ,
 Cold, tense , scared , frozen , fearful , upset , broken , torture

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.
Settings and Props

Gold represented wealth and power,

Costumes and Props

The guy with the red cloak stands out your immediately get drawn to this guy from the rest of the characters costumes within this see
they make everyone else’s costumes darker to be able to make him stand out. Darker costumes may implies maybe least important
characters within the scene or darker characters.

They have two black ravens on the either side which makes them stand out this could suggest evil foreshadowing what might be to
come.

Facial Expressions and Body Language

Can’t see the facial expressions of the characters how the body language suggests respectful and authority.

Lighting and Colour

Low Key Lighting on the floor and on some of the costumes. The colour is simple not complicated for the audience this conveys a
strong message from the Emperor.

Composition

While to show the distance between the characters and using a high angle to show power and importance.