mise en scene. refers generally to the arrangements of everything physical in a camera shot, which...

Mise en SceneMise en Scene

Mise en SceneMise en Scene

Refers generally to the arrangements Refers generally to the arrangements of everything physical in a camera of everything physical in a camera shot, which includes the setting, shot, which includes the setting, costumes, makeup, and objectscostumes, makeup, and objects

SettingSetting

Movie landscapes often provide a Movie landscapes often provide a specialized environment that specialized environment that supports some species but not otherssupports some species but not others

Ways to show SettingWays to show Setting

Spell it outSpell it out

Ways to show SettingWays to show Setting

Use visual Use visual information at the information at the beginning of the beginning of the film so the film so the audience will audience will recognize the recognize the setting.setting.

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Uses of SettingUses of Setting

Reveals personality Reveals personality of characterof character

Sometimes these environments even Sometimes these environments even seem to determine the actions of the seem to determine the actions of the

species who inhabit themspecies who inhabit them

Uses of SettingUses of Setting Provide landscape for action of storyProvide landscape for action of story

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Costumes and MakeupCostumes and Makeup

Costumes and Costumes and makeup help makeup help identify and identify and remember remember characterscharacters

Costumes and MakeupCostumes and Makeup

Costumes and Costumes and Makeup show Makeup show character alliancescharacter alliances

Costumes and MakeupCostumes and Makeup

Costumes and Costumes and Makeup can Makeup can indicate character indicate character transformationstransformations

ObjectsObjects

Property or Prop Property or Prop Any object, other than scenery or Any object, other than scenery or

costumes, that appears in a scenecostumes, that appears in a scene

ObjectsObjects

Objects can Objects can introduce bits of introduce bits of information that information that helps advance the helps advance the story or delineate a story or delineate a charactercharacter

ObjectsObjects

Objects are Objects are sometimes used sometimes used for the associations for the associations they evokethey evoke

ObjectsObjects

Objects can be Objects can be focus of action in a focus of action in a film.film.

For film theorists objects are not For film theorists objects are not merely props or clever narrative merely props or clever narrative devices but essential elements of devices but essential elements of cinema. Because camera close-ups cinema. Because camera close-ups can depict objects in such explicit can depict objects in such explicit detail, their potential for arousing detail, their potential for arousing emotions and communicating emotions and communicating meaning is tremendously enhanced.meaning is tremendously enhanced.

The same can be said for setting, The same can be said for setting, costumes and makeup because they costumes and makeup because they also help to “objectify” a film’s also help to “objectify” a film’s meaning in actual physical terms. meaning in actual physical terms. Thus, it is clear that Mise en Scene Thus, it is clear that Mise en Scene can serve several important can serve several important functions in the movies, depending functions in the movies, depending on how the filmmaker depicts “the on how the filmmaker depicts “the plastics of the image” on the screen.plastics of the image” on the screen.