Mise En Scene:

The Wizard of Oz
Dylan Parma and Olivia Silva
The Wizard of Oz (1939): Dorothy steps into Oz
Design
Settings: Dorothy’s house is very average for the time and saturated. Oz is
colorful and visibly overwhelming with different shapes and odd houses.

Costume/hair/makeup: When Dorothy steps into Oz it is very blatant that she

doesn’t belong because her clothes/hair/makeup seem very casual and old
compared to the fun colored, poofy clothes of the Munchkin people.
Performance
Facial Expression: Dorothy is shocked while going from one word to another.
Her face comes from being terrified of the tornado she went through to being
happy and curious of the world she is entering.

Body Language: Dorothy observes the environment around her as she walks
through the peculiar world.
Lighting + Colour
Lighting: In certain scenes, the lighting is centered on different things. Such as when we see the
Wicked Witch of the West’s castle the lighting is dark and dim. When they are skipping down the
yellow brick road the lights are centered on the road.

Colour: The opening and closing scenes, Dorothy’s home, of this movie are in like a dark sepia
shading and the scenes with Oz are full of color. It really adds to the story. To Dorothy her world is
boring and dull and Oz is new, interesting, and colorful.
Staging + Blocking
Staging: The shots are set up to effectively display the entire world that
Dorothy is walking to.

Blocking: The way that Dorothy explores the newly entered world shows her
curiosity and encourages the viewer’s questioning as well.
Sound + Music
Sound: At the beginning of the scene, the wind effect adds a sort of distortion
and panic.

Music: The music in the beginning also expansions upon the intensity and
frantic nature of scene.