Mise En Scene

Mise en Scene refers to everything that appears before the camera whilst recording. This includes; characters, props, sets and composition. The Mise en scene gives affect to the actual atmosphere to the movie/recording. They are a major part of adding to the story and background of the scenes. Without them it would be incredibly boring and frankly impossible to make a recording believable or realistic and gripping.

 

The Mise on scene sets a mood of the recording and also the mood of some of the characters, in turn, relating the audience to the film. Key aspects of Mise en scene are:

• Set - The background and place where the recording is taking place in. Also the objects in the scene and the meaning they give to the scene. It is the director's job to get this right to determine the mood of the scene correctly and efficiently.
• Lighting - The intesity, positioning and quality of the lighting also determines the mood of the scene a significant amount. Dark= Gloom  Light=Happy (basic).
• Space - The overall space of the setting and in the setting. Cramping things together could be used to good effect as a form of panic and also the space shows the significance of the characters.
• Composition - The position and organisation of objects and characters in the scene. It is important to retain symmetry within the scene to not confuse the audience.
• Costume - Obviously just the costumes the characters wear. It gives the character more character. This also includes the makeup and hairstyles of each character.
• Acting - The acting blatently has a massive impact on the scene. It's quite obvious really, if the acting is bad then this will take some of the dramatic experience away from the scene. If the acting is good then the scene will benefit.