MISE EN SCENE is a French Expression that means staging an action MISE EN SCENE in Cinema Studies refers to all the visual elements within the frame that and support the telling of the story ID: 813529
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Mise-en-scene
Slide2What is it?
MISE EN SCENE is a French Expression that means ‘staging an action’.
MISE EN SCENE in Cinema Studies refers to all the visual elements within the frame that and support the telling of the story:
Setting,
Lighting,
Costumes, and
Acting Style.
Slide3Mise
-en-Scene
Usually works subtly on viewer’s emotional and intellectual responses without them necessarily consciously noticing how this is being done.
Can be used to create symbolism for character traits, themes and social values.
Slide4Mise-en-Scene
By learning to look at a film analytically, we can see how each element can be used by filmmakers to ‘position’ the viewer, cueing them into much more than the mere surface meaning of the film.
Slide5The Green Lantern (2011) – Ryan Reynolds
Acting Style
Lighting
Costume
Setting
Slide6The setting
is the physical location of the film – the countryside, the city, the room, a futuristic place.
Slide7Setting
Naturally, most films have more than one setting and the various characters travel from one setting to another.
The film setting does more than simply physically locate the action of the film; it can:
Create or express the mood of the film,
Can be used to represent an extension of a character’s state of mind.
Slide8A setting..
Changes in setting can alert us to important themes, signaling:
NEW START
CHALLENGES
DISASTER
SUCCESS LOSS, ETC
Slide9Props
Are objects that appear in the setting,
Often provide clues about the characters,
Can reappear from scene to scene & setting to setting,
These repeated images are called MOTIFS.
Slide10Lighting
Is the manipulation of light to selectively highlight specific elements in each scene so that they appear in a particular way.
This is one of the most complex and powerful techniques that filmmakers use to create atmosphere and meaning.
Slide11Lighting
Light generates much of the distinctive mood of the film and can be used to indicate
The time of day or night,
The seasons,
The state of mind of a character, or
Enhance a theme.
Slide12When discussing the use of light, we need to consider 4 elements:
Slide13Lighting Considerations
The
colour
, intensity and texture of light,
The use of light to frame specific elements in a shot,
The direction that the light comes from, andThe absence of light when shadows are used.
Slide14Activity –
consider the lighting in the following photos. Which words would you associate with each shot & why? Use the following table as a guide for your notes.
Shot 1
Word Bank
Shot 2
Word & reason for selecting
that word.
Sinister – Violent
Criminal – Vengeful
Hero – Conquering
Depressed
– Successful
Holy – Romantic
Redeemed – Evil
Enlightened – Mysterious
Beautiful – Superficial
Powerful - Corrupt
Word & reason for selecting
that word.
Slide15Shot 1
Slide16Shot 2
Slide17Costumes
Are the clothes, make-up and accessories word by the characters.
Slide18More on costumes…
Other elements of costumes include the
colours
of the clothes and personal props.
Costumes give viewers critical information about characters
Slide19Acting Style
Actors portray their feeling, motives, attitudes and state of mind of characters by manipulating their facial expressions, posture, voice and gestures.
Slide20What do we look for in an actor when analysing film?
Slide21We should discuss anything an actor does that is not actual dialogue or action.
We need to look for all the subtle, and not so subtle, mannerisms, expressions and body language.
Slide22Facial Expressions
Although it is impossible to
summarise
every aspect of what an actor does to flesh out a character, the four key areas to look at are;
Facial expression,
Posture,
Voice, and
Gesture.
Slide23Consider the character’s posture..
Examine the way in which the character holds their body (standing straight or slumped).
The parts of the body that the characters lead with (for example, head, chest).
How relaxed or rigidly they stand.
Slide24Consider their gestures
Slide25Consider their voice
Note the volume (loud or soft), speed (fast or slow), pitch (high or low)
Slide26Changes in acting style
It is highly unusual for an actor to go through an entire film without their gestures, mannerisms and expressions changing or developing to some degree so it is important to consider how and why actors change the way their character appears
.
Slide27Lastly, consider CGI (computer generated images)