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Mise-en-scnein
ThrillersLesson Objective
What is Mise-en-scene?
How is Mise-en-scene used in a medium?
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Mise-en-scne is a French word.
It means Having put into scene
A term used to describe all the visual
elements in a single frame/shot.
Task 1: Write down all the visual
elements you see in films.
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Red pen peer assess
Point for each correctanswer
Add the missing ones
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Visual Elements in Mise-en-
scne Objects/Props
Setting/Location
Characters/Actors
Movement/Performance
Lighting
Shadow
Colour
Costume
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Why is Mise-en-scne important?
Distinguish a genre
You understand more about the
characters
Some directors use Mise-en-scne to
create their own style e.g Quentin
Tarantino
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Summary of Mise-en-scene
Mise-en-scene is used
To distinguish a genre
To learn more about thecharacters
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How oes t e rector use m se-en-scene in the opening titles and
why?
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The prop of the diamond represents a link
with all the key characters in the film
Graphic match editing to link the character
clever use of mise-en-scene from one
character to another
Genre is connoted by the props and costume,
e.g. gun represents the gangster/crime thriller
genre
Mise-en-scene represents the personality of
the main characters e.g.
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Mise-en-scene in Thriller opening
titles
Analyse the mise-en-scene of the opening
titles of a thriller film
Use the following
Prezi
Glogster
padlet
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Opening Styles
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There are as many opening
styles as there are thrillers:
How many sub-genres can you name?
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Gangster Thriller
Snatch (2000)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-FCQxMmQGM
Almost like a cartoon strip-shows a more playful light
hearted thriller.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-FCQxMmQGMhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-FCQxMmQGMhttp://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=snatch&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&docid=v4h_KIMIGLJaGM&tbnid=mK8fqtWQkN7DSM:&ved=0CAUQjRw&url=http://postcrossing-malaysia.blogspot.com/&ei=BktuUuLBIeue7Aa554EY&psig=AFQjCNGeC2P15U1f8B-d4RVcZcd7mN2TaQ&ust=1383046258684409http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-FCQxMmQGMhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-FCQxMmQGMhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-FCQxMmQGMhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-FCQxMmQGMhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-FCQxMmQGM -
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Supernatural Thriller
The Orphanage (2008)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wppyu4nLqnc
Titles fade in and out like
ghosts!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wppyu4nLqnchttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wppyu4nLqnchttp://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=the+orphange&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&docid=fwhTfGohagMtVM&tbnid=C-lGlovdIdbmdM:&ved=0CAUQjRw&url=http://sgnewwave.com/main/2010/01/the-orphanage-movie-review/&ei=wUtuUpHODOaU7Qa8tIHACg&psig=AFQjCNG2oV3YrBWQpqhMOuRyjtCFbz98Qw&ust=1383046461902227http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wppyu4nLqnchttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wppyu4nLqnchttp://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=alien+film&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&docid=zX9jcdmI2oesAM&tbnid=5Kif75F3OIXTtM:&ved=0CAUQjRw&url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alien_(film)&ei=2UxuUuCvJtOshQeExYHIDw&psig=AFQjCNHSPZKv3135lsxb8aohGFqgnf0vSA&ust=1383046742335537 -
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Sci-Fi Thriller
Alien (1979)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RspuTLKBQl8
Terminator (1984)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5WeO5Z
xdCYM
Titles look like computer coding.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RspuTLKBQl8http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RspuTLKBQl8http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5WeO5ZxdCYMhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5WeO5ZxdCYMhttp://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=terminator+flim&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&docid=_X4NWYd1EX5nLM&tbnid=5rOJVI12LXzO7M:&ved=&url=http://www.originalprop.com/blog/2009/03/29/terminator-2-judgment-day-custom-winchester-shotgun-coltdetonics-handgun/&ei=7kxuUqy8IobW7Qaw-YHICg&psig=AFQjCNHiJkbBWcfkF_4uKdXV-DaynO35mQ&ust=1383046766895335http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=alien+film&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&docid=zX9jcdmI2oesAM&tbnid=5Kif75F3OIXTtM:&ved=0CAUQjRw&url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alien_(film)&ei=2UxuUuCvJtOshQeExYHIDw&psig=AFQjCNHSPZKv3135lsxb8aohGFqgnf0vSA&ust=1383046742335537http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5WeO5ZxdCYMhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5WeO5ZxdCYMhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RspuTLKBQl8http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RspuTLKBQl8 -
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Horror Thriller
Se7en (2000)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qS10Z0X9VEQ
Monstrous Montage, cross cutbetween titles and ECU of
unknown character.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qS10Z0X9VEQhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qS10Z0X9VEQhttp://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=se7en&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&docid=v6hGUxN-y5cgEM&tbnid=g68E1K7EF04_8M:&ved=0CAUQjRw&url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0114369/&ei=sU1uUsiQKKyg7AbUpYEY&psig=AFQjCNEv-LPBcspxq0PIVqF3DBthK6XNHA&ust=1383046960076947http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qS10Z0X9VEQhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qS10Z0X9VEQ -
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Titles/names appearhidden in objectswithin the mise-en-scene.
e.g. written onnotebooks, post-itnotes, labels etc.
(Like Blackadder 3but cooler)
Other Creative Ideas:
http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=blackadder+3rd+titles&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&docid=87452YfLXS4RgM&tbnid=Lgc0YIy-PhypxM:&ved=0CAUQjRw&url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackadder_the_Third&ei=zU5uUv3zEezY7AbGhIDoDw&psig=AFQjCNG6o2sX3_88zAxVf8kyN1I-9vOtrQ&ust=1383047241018939 -
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Other Creative Ideas:
Use animation
North By North West
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGnI6_noZbY
(Or Monsters Inc)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0GXmdUL3BDQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGnI6_noZbYhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGnI6_noZbYhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0GXmdUL3BDQhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0GXmdUL3BDQhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGnI6_noZbYhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGnI6_noZbY -
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Use ECU to slowly
reveal a larger object
Batman (1989)
http://www.youtube.c
om/watch?v=38lWxFN
zCas
Other Creative Ideas:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=38lWxFNzCashttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=38lWxFNzCashttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=38lWxFNzCashttp://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=batman+1989&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&docid=5-Mz5e3Aa5dTUM&tbnid=OovycMvVpAKmLM:&ved=0CAUQjRw&url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batman_(1989_film)&ei=7U9uUsOnPIWChQf0m4GYCg&psig=AFQjCNHi6ZUaELK4QT-hn1-6AvsYGaNBrg&ust=1383047532406033http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=38lWxFNzCashttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=38lWxFNzCashttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=38lWxFNzCas -
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TASK:
Analyse two thriller title sequences
200 words each.(specifically looking at how text is incorporated).
AND
Post a storyboard of your own title ideas.
(It wont necessarily be the finished one you actually end up
doing)
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Find an interesting opening sequence
Analyse the MeS
What does it tell you about the genre of film? What does it tell you about the characters?
What does it tell you about the narrative?
Screen shots