Mise-en-Scene

    Mise-En-Scene

This week we got a project that is a blog on mise-en-scene. What is mise-en-scene you might ask? Well mise-en-scene is a French word that translates to staging or putting on action or a scene. So the meaning for it is the overall look and feel of the movie/ film. The setting, acting, look, actors, music and music could tell you about the time.

Background

 There are two major components Design and composition

• Design

The look, setting, props, lighting, and actors

• Composition

The organization, distribution, balance, general relationship, of actors and objects. 

Nearly everything that's put in a frame is intentional. Objects don't always have to have individual significance but the combinations of elements creates the meaning in the film. There are four steps to mise-en-scene 1) Write what you see with out interpretation of the meaning. 2) Consider purpose of the scene. 3) Set yourself in the mind of the producer. 4) Consider the alternetive . 

Things that make up mise-en-scene are

Character

• Hair
• Makeup
• Clothing
• Build
• Body
• Language

Props

• Accessories
• Weapons
• Gadgets

Set

• Location
• Dressing
• Space
• Time of day
• Lighting

Lighting

• Natuaral or stylized
• Bright or dim
• Warm or cold

Application

To show what I know about mise-en-scene I had to do a small project on it. We had to Create an arrangement of items to stage an illusion photo using mise-en-scene elements. Me and my partner decided to do a car with explosives behind it. We used a toy car, candle dynamite sticks and cotton so simulate the explosives going of behind the car. It took us many tries to find the right angles to show.

Reflection

I learned that the different objects in the scene are placed there for a reason. Maybe to make the scene look better the director put objects in there for a reason. The Character, the props, the set, and the lighting all develop the film to make it better.

Resource

The power point and the notes I watched in my class.