Mise-en-Scene

What is Mise-en-Scene?

Mise-en-Scene means staging or putting on an action or scene.

Mise-en-Scene could vary from the characters in the film, the props, and the setting. 

Mise-en-Scene is so important in films because it affects the overall mood of the scene.

Mise-en-Scene impacts how the audience thinks about the characters and the story

The 2 major visual components in Mise-en-Scene

The 2 major visual components in Mise-en-Scene are Design and Composition

Design affects the look of the setting, the props used, lightning, and the actors

Composition is the general relationship between actors and objects 

Analyzing Mise-en-Scene 

Here are some examples of what to do when examining Mise-en-Scene

1. Consider the purpose of the scene

2. Get into the mind of a producers and question what your watching

3. Consider the alternative

Example of Mise-en-Scene 

While creating this scene I used codes and conventions to remake something like a fast and furious scene. The lighting is bright to signify that this event is happening during a full moon. The background is black to show it is night and the ground is brown to show that the setting takes place in the desert. I used a bomb and dynamites to show that the car was trying to drive away from it. I used cotton and red construction paper to signify an explosion from the other bombs and dynamites.