MISE EN SCÈNE

Film Language

Mise en scène includes:

• Costume• Action• Make up and hair• Props• Setting

Status?Status?

Costume…

Costume…

Profession?

Costume…

Where & When?

Action

Significant action & ...

reactions

Make up and Hair

Props

Who?

Setting

Look at the following image and, thinking

about mise-en-scène, answer the

following questions:

Where and when is this happening? What is the nature of this place?

Who is the key figure in the image? How do you know?

(Look at lighting, eye-lines & positioning within frame.)

How does the way the girls are positioned within the frame affect the mood of the image?

COSTUMEACTION

MAKE-UP & HAIRPROPS

SETTING

Movie Still Analysis

MISE EN SCÈNE IN THESE EARLY FILMS IS UNUSUAL. IT IS HIGHLY STYLISED TO REFLECT KEY THEMES WITHIN

THE FILM.

Expressionism

HOW DOES THE MISE EN SCÈNE REFLECT A INSANE PERSONS VIEW OF THE WORLD?

‘The Cabinet of Dr Caligari’

HOW DOES MISE-EN-SCÈNE CREATE A SENSE OF THE IMPORTANCE OF MACHINERY?

‘Metropolis’

HOW DOES MISE-EN-SCÈNE CREATE A SENSE OF CLAUSTROPHOBIA?

‘Metropolis’

IN PAIRS ANALYSE THOROUGHLY THE FOLLOWING SEQUENCE (S) IN TERMS OF MISE-EN-SCENE.

Task