mise en scene
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Stills from today's lesson. Focussing on lighting, postion,colour and expression.TRANSCRIPT
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AS Film Studies Unit FM1
Mise En Scene
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The language of film
Mise En Scene
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Session Aims
By the end of the session you will be able to:
• Understand the concept of ‘mise en scene’
• Apply the concept to a film extract
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Definition: Mise En Scene
• A French term meaning what is put into a scene or frame
• Visual information in front of the camera
• Communicates essential information to the audience
• Made up of 6 elements: Can you guess what they are?
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The 6 Elements of Mise en Scene• Settings & Props
• Costume, Hair & Make Up
• Facial Expressions & Body Language
• Lighting & Colour
• Sound
• Positioning of characters/objects within the frame
Each aspect of mise-en-scene has hidden
meanings within a film and sends signals to the
audience about how we are supposed to
feel at a certain point
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1. Settings & Props• Settings & Locations play an important part in film-
making and are not just ‘backgrounds’
• Sets are either built from scratch or a great deal of time is spent to find a setting which already exists
• Settings can manipulate an audience by building certain expectations and then taking a different turn
• TASK: What settings and props you would find in:1. A Science Fiction Film2. A Romantic Comedy3. A Horror Film
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4. Positioning of Characters & Objects within a frame
• Positioning within a frame can draw our attention to an important character/object
• A film-maker can use positioning to indicate relationships between people
• TASK: What does the positioning in the following images reveal about the characters/film:
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Colour
• Colour carries certain connotations which may add meaning to a scene (i.e. Red = Danger/Passion)
• Can give a scene a particular look, feel or mood
• Can be used for dramatic effect
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Analysing Mise en Scene
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5. Lighting & Colour
Lighting & Colour can be used to achieve a variety of effects:
• To highlight important characters or objects within the frame
• To make characters look mysterious by shading sections of the face & body
• To reflect a characters mental state/hidden emotions (i.e. bright = happy, dark = disturbed, strobe effect = confused
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Types of Lighting
• LOW KEY LIGHTING:
• Created by using only the key & back lights
• Produces sharp contrasts of light and dark areas
• Deep, distinct shadows/silhouettes are formed
Example: Horror Films
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Types of Lighting
• HIGH KEY LIGHTING:
• More filler lights are used. Lighting is natural and realistic to our eyes
• Produces brightly lit sets or a sunny day (right)
Example: Rom-Coms
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What types of lighting are used in the following images:
A
FD
C
E
B
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TASK: For each image, answer the following questions:
1. What type of lighting is used in each image (High or Low Key)?
2. Where are the KEY LIGHTS, FILLER LIGHTS & BACK LIGHTS in each image?
3. What effects/meanings does the lighting suggest?
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KEY LIGHT
FILLER LIGHTS
BACKLIGHT
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