Mise en scene

Mise en Scene.

 

Mise-en-Scene is a French word that means 'to put in the scene'. Everything that the audience can see on the screen is a part of Mise en scene.

Mise en scene plays  massive role in film because it has so many branches. These branches contain; costume, location, setting, scenery, props, lighting, actors, framing. These are all very important in films because it helps the audience understand and see what kind of atmosphere it is.

 

Costume: What a character wears is very important. It has a massive influence on how the audience will interpret the character. For example, someone wearing dark clothing would be seen as a bad character as darkness and  black are associated with evil whereas a character wearing bright or white would be seen as good because white is associated with innocence. For our movie we have decided to put all our bad characters in dark colours and all our good characters in bright colours for this very reason.

 

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Location: The location is the place in which the action takes place. It can be anywhere around the world. It can either be in a natural environment or in a studio. Natural environments are better because it gives it more of a real feel however, studios can be better because the director can have everything how he/she wants. We have decided to film ours in natural environments so it is easier to relate to.

 

 

Settings and scenery: The setting is very important. It helps the audience identify the genre and atmosphere. Scenery is also important because set dressing can make a scene look a particular way. We have set ours mostly in a forest which is very stereotypically freaky and uneasy.

 

Props: Props are vey useful in films because it adds a certain look to a character depending on what the prop is. For example someone holding a teddy is going to look much more innocent than someone holding a knife. We have a scene where out antagonist has a gun. This obviously shows them as bad.

 

Lighting: lighting is key in films - especially in thrillers. The lighting on a scene can manipulate the whole thing into looking something different. We are going to film in slight dark and then we are going to edit it all to be darker. This will give a mysterious effect.

 

 

Actors: casting the right actor for their part is crucial, not just for their acting ability, but also for the 'look' they bring to the character. I have the darkest hair and the least innocent looking face in the group so we decided it would be best if I was the antagonist.

 

Framing: The positioning of actors and props within the setting is important so that the camera picks up exactly what is needed to get meaning across to the audience. We have decided that in most of the shots the antagonists will b trailing behind being sneaky.