Mise En Scene

Mise-En-Scene [mee zahn sen]

• Mise En Scene - literally “placing on stage” refers to the arrangement of all the visual elements within a given playing area - the frame.

1. Casting and Performance

2. Production Design

3. Costume Design

4. Make-up and Hair Design

5. Cinematography - lighting, camera placement and movement

6. Sound

7. Music

8. Editing

Filmmaker’s Tools• Casting and performance –

interpretation of the role, actor's choice of expression and movement

• Production Design – Set design, set dressing and props, locations

• Costume design – costume design and choices

• Make-up and Hair design - styles, choices

• Cinematography - lighting, camera placement and movement; film vs digital, color vs b/w, etc

• Sound – sound design, editing of dialogue and effects

• Music

• Editing

• The director with the crew creates the mood and ambience of the film through mise-en-scene

• The director and crew’s use of mise-en-scene creates systems that guide our perception from moment to moment and create the overall form of the film.

Casting and Performance

Production Design

Costume Design

Make-up and Hair Design

Lighting

Cinematography

Lighting, Camera movement and placement in relation to the other elements in the frame

Sound and Music

Editing

Cue Sollozzo scene

Visual Effects

You never see the same movie twice...

Snow scene