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AS Media Studies
Unit MS1
Introduction to
Mise En Scene
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Session Aims
By the end of the session you will be able to:
Understand the concept of mise en scene
Apply the concept to a film extract
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Definition: Mise En Scene
A French term meaning what is put into a scene orframe
Visual information infrontof the camera
Communicates essential information to the audience
Made up of 5 elements: Can you guess what they are?
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The 5 Elements of Mise en Scene
Settings & Props
Costume, Hair & Make Up
Facial Expressions & Body Language
Lighting & Colour
Positioning of characters/objects within the frame
Each aspect of mise-en-scene has hidden meanings
within a film and sendssignals to the audience
about how we are supposedto feel at a certain point
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1. Settings & Props
Settings & Locations play an important part in film-makingand are not just backgrounds
Sets are either built from scratch or a great deal of time isspent to find a setting which already exists
Settings can manipulate an audience by building certainexpectations and then taking a different turn (CLIP: Kill Bill)
TASK: What settings and props you would find in:
1. A Science Fiction Film
2. A Romantic Comedy
3. A Horror Film
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2. Costume, Hair & Make Up
Costume, Hair & Make Up act as an instantindicator to us of a characters personality, status &
job
It tells us immediately whether the film is set in thepresent and what society/or culture it will centrearound
Certain costumes can signify certain individuals (i.e.black cloak of a vampire, Spideys Spiderman suit)
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3. Facial Expressions & Body Language
Facial Expressions provide a clear indicator of how someoneis feeling
If someone is smiling broadly, we assume they are happy but
we may get a different feeling if this is accompanied by scarymusic
Body Language may also indicate how a character feelstowards another character or may reflect the state of their
relationship
TASK: What meanings/emotions do the following imagesconvey:
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IMAGE 1
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IMAGE 2
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4. Positioning of Characters & Objects
within a frame
Positioning within a frame can draw ourattention to an important character/object
A film-maker can use positioning to indicaterelationships between people
TASK: What does the positioning in thefollowing images reveal about thecharacters/film:
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IMAGE 1
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IMAGE 2
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IMAGE 3
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Colour
Colour carries certainconnotations which mayadd meaning to a scene (i.e.Red = Danger/Passion)
Can give a scene a particularlook, feel or mood
Can be used for dramaticeffect
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Analysing Mise en Scenehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ED7_y4jETo0
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5. Lighting & Colour
Lighting & Colour can be used to achieve a variety of effects:
To highlight important characters or objects
within the frame
To make characters look mysterious by
shading sections of the face & body
To reflect a characters mental state/hidden
emotions (i.e. bright = happy, dark = disturbed,
strobe effect = confused
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Types of Lighting
LOW KEY LIGHTING:
Created by using only the key &back lights
Produces sharp contrasts oflight and dark areas
Deep, distinctshadows/silhouettes are formed
Example: Horror Films
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Types of Lighting
HIGH KEY LIGHTING:
More filler lights are used.Lighting is natural andrealistic to our eyes
Produces brightly lit sets or asunny day (right)
Example: Rom-Coms
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What types of lighting are used in the
following images:
A
FD
C
E
B
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TASK: For each image, answer the
following questions:
1. What type of lighting is used in each image (High or
Low Key)?
2. Where are the KEY LIGHTS, FILLER LIGHTS & BACK
LIGHTS in each image?
3. What effects/meanings does the lighting suggest?
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KEY LIGHT
FILLER
LIGHTS
BACK
LIGHT
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