Mise en scene
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MISE EN SCÈNE Film Language
description
Mise-en-Scene, Film Studies, Micro Analysis
Transcript of Mise en scene
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
