PRE-TEST

○ 1. Mise en scène is a ______ term meaning

“everything within a frame”.
□ A. Spanish C. Chinese
□ B. French D. Greek

2. The __________ is the professional responsible for

building and dressing the set. 
□ A. Production Designer C. Director
□ B. Props Manager D. Actor

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○ 3. Often seen in romantic comedies and musicals,
encompassing an even lighting pattern and avoiding dark
areas in the frame. Everything looks bright with little to no
shadow at all.
□ A. Fill Light C. High Key Light
□ B. Key Light D. Low Key Light

4. Often seen in horror movies and thrillers, comprising

of a lighting pattern that has both bright and dark areas
in the frame.
□ A. Fill Light C. High Key Light
□ B. Key Light D. Low Key Light
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○ 5. Creates both a sense of place and a mood and it
may also reflect a character’s emotional state of mind.
□ A. Setting C. Set Design
□ B. Key Light D. Low Key Light

6. An important part of signifying the era in which the

film is set and advertising that era’s fashions.
□ A. Setting C. Set Design
□ B. Props D. Costume

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7. Element of Set Design that is defined by edges within
the piece, whether geometric or organic.
□ A. Shapes C. Value
□ B. Form D. Line

8. Method Acting is also called _________.

□ A. Stylized C. Naturalized
□ B. Localized D. Customized

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9. A type of acting that is to overact and hyperbolize
certain characteristics in an effort to dramatize, or
alternatively, to undercut for a comic effect.
□ A. Stylized C. Naturalized
□ B. Localized D. Customized

10. Refers to items owned by or belonging to a character

in a film.
□ A. Set Design C. Lights
□ B. Costume D. Props

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MISE-EN-SCENE
 “ scene
 “put into the  ”

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SETTING
ELEMENTS OF MISE-EN-SCENE

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 SETTING

○ An important visual element of film, includes all

that the viewer sees which informs time and
place apart from costume. This aspect of mise-
en-scene plays an extremely active role in film
and periodically may assume as much
importance in the total film as the action, or
events.

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LIGHTING
ELEMENTS OF MISE-EN-SCENE
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“THERE IS ONE FUNDAMENTAL
FACT ABOUT LIGHTING: WHEN
THERE IS NO LIGHT, THERE IS NO
BEAUTY.”
- BILLY BALDWIN

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 LIGHTING
THREE-POINT LIGHTING - This is the most basic lighting set up.
Consist of FILL LIGHT, KEY LIGHT AND BACK LIGHT.

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 LIGHTING

KEY LIGHT - It is the primary light of the scene.

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 LIGHTING

FILL LIGHT - illuminate the shadow created by key light

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 LIGHTING

HIGH-KEY LIGHT - Using high proportion of fill light to key

light.

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 LIGHTING

LOW-KEY LIGHT - Using low proportion of fill light to key

light creating a shadowy effect.

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 LIGHTING

BACK LIGHT - Hits an actor or object from behind to

seperate from a dark background.

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 LIGHTING

Backlighting / Halo Effect

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 LIGHTING

Backlighting for Mystery

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 LIGHTING

Side Light - Light comes from the side parallel to the actors

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 LIGHTING

Bounce light - light that has been reflected.

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 LIGHTING

Practical light -actual working light within the scene itself.

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 LIGHTING

Available light - light that is already exist in the location.

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SET DESIGN
ELEMENTS OF MISE-EN-SCENE
 “
CINEMA IS A MATTER OF WHAT’S
IN THE FRAME AND WHAT’S OUT.
- MARTIN SCORSESE

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 SET DESIGN
○ - Also known as production design.

○ - It is the creation of theatrical as well as film or

television scenery.

○ - It is mainly concern with the "look" or physical

appearance of the set for a film, whether in
rehearsal or performance.

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 SET DESIGN
○ - It reflects the way that the set is composed artistically in regard to props,
actors, shapes and colors.

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CHARACTER
MOOD
THEME
 SET DESIGN
ELEMENTS OF SET DESIGN

○ Line - The visual path that enables the eye to move within the piece
○ Shape - Areas defined by edges within the piece, whether geometric or organic
○ Color - Hues with their various values and intensities
○ Texture - Is about surface quality either tactile or visual. Texture can be real or
implied by different uses of media. It is the degree of roughness or smoothness in
objects

○ Form - Is a 3-dimensional object having volume and thickness

○ Value - Is the degree of light and dark in the design. It is the contrast between
black and white and all the tones in between.

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PROPS
 PROPS

○ Props is short for property. It refers to items

owned by or belonging to a character in a film.
○ Props masters are responsible for creating
props or bringing them to set, and keeping
them organized on set.

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 DIFFERENT KIND OF PROPS

HAND PROPS
Props that the actors handle or carry. Can be consumable or perishable.

SET PROPS
include all the furniture on stage, and any other “objects” which are part of the set.

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 DIFFERENT KIND OF PROPS

TRIM PROPS
Things that are hang on the wall, like curtains, blinds, or pictures

SET DRESSING
Items or objects on the stage which the actor does not handle. The set dressing can
include practicals, which are called “electrical props” that actually work

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 DIFFERENT KIND OF PROPS

PERSONAL PROPS
A prop/s an actor carries to develop their character.
GREEN PROPS
Whether real or artificial, the props department is often responsible for plants,
leaves, bushes, and flowers

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COSTUME
ELEMENTS OF MISE-EN-SCENE
 “
"Once you embody the language,
the character comes really
naturally, especially when you put
the costume on."
- Lucy Lui

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 COSTUME

○ The most easily noticeable aspect mise-en-scene

○ • used to convey a character's personality or status and to
signify differences between characters
○ • provides clue as to the part the character will play in the
action.

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 MAKE-UP
○ • (early cinema): used to highlight facial features as black
and white film stock could not register well
○ • applied to figures to construct their characters
○ • to define and articulate character

"Makeup is not a mask that covers up your beauty, it's a weapon

that helps you express who you are from the inside." - Michelle
Phan

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STAGING
ELEMENTS OF MISE-EN-SCENE
 STAGING

○ It is the actor’s duty to bring his or her character to life within

the framework of the story, and his emotional input dictates how
strongly the audience feels about the film. Acting depends upon
gesture and movement, expression and voice.

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 STAGING
○ Method and Non-method acting
○ (NATURALIZED VS. STYLIZED)

○ The method actor’s job is to become one with the character’s mannerisms,
dress, upbringing, etc. Essentially, he or she must be that character to the
point where they are no longer distinguishable. 

○ Non-method or stylized acting relies on a more conspicuous approach to get

the director’s point across. They will overact and hyperbolize certain
characteristics in an effort to dramatize, or alternatively, to undercut for a
comic effect.

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 POST-TEST
○ 1. Mise en scène is a ______ term meaning
“everything within a frame”.
□ A. Spanish C. Chinese
□ B. French D. Greek

2. The __________ is the professional responsible for

building and dressing the set. 
□ A. Production Designer C. Director
□ B. Props Manager D. Actor

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 POST-TEST
○ 3. Often seen in romantic comedies and musicals,
encompassing an even lighting pattern and avoiding dark
areas in the frame. Everything looks bright with little to no
shadow at all.
□ A. Fill Light C. High Key Light
□ B. Key Light D. Low Key Light

4. Often seen in horror movies and thrillers, comprising

of a lighting pattern that has both bright and dark areas
in the frame.
□ A. Fill Light C. High Key Light
□ B. Key Light D. Low Key Light
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 POST-TEST
○ 5. Creates both a sense of place and a mood and it
may also reflect a character’s emotional state of mind.
□ A. Setting C. Set Design
□ B. Key Light D. Low Key Light

6. An important part of signifying the era in which the

film is set and advertising that era’s fashions.
□ A. Setting C. Set Design
□ B. Props D. Costume

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 POST-TEST
7. Element of Set Design that is defined by edges within
the piece, whether geometric or organic.
□ A. Shapes C. Value
□ B. Form D. Line

8. Method Acting is also called _________.

□ A. Stylized C. Naturalized
□ B. Localized D. Customized

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 POST-TEST
9. A type of acting that is to overact and hyperbolize
certain characteristics in an effort to dramatize, or
alternatively, to undercut for a comic effect.
□ A. Stylized C. Naturalized
□ B. Localized D. Customized

10. Refers to items owned by or belonging to a character

in a film.
□ A. Set Design C. Lights
□ B. Costume D. Props

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