Looking at Mise-en-Scènein Billy Wilder’s The Apartment

Setting: Offices

Setting: The Apartment

Character: Costume

Composition

• Balance and symmetry

• Lines and diagonals

• Framing – tight or loose

• Foreground and background

• Light and Dark

• Color

Balance and Symmetry

Balance and Symmetry

Balance and Symmetry

Lines and Diagonals

Lines and Diagonals

Framing

Foreground and Background

Light and Dark

Looking at Mise-en-Scènein Bartholomew’s Song

• How does the mise-en-scène relate to the narrative? Point to specific details of design and composition.

• Are there any changes in the mise-en-scène that correlate with changes in the main character? What elements remain the same?