Mise en Scene

Diegesis: World inside a film            

Non Digetic: Sound that is not within the frame

Digetic: Sound that is within the film

Mise en Scene:

-         French term ~ what is put into a scene or frame

-         Communicates essential information to the audience

-         Made up of six elements:

-         Setting and props

-         Costumers, hair and make up

-         Facial expressions and body language

-         Lighting

-         Colour

-         Positioning of characters/objects within a frame

Setting and Props:

-         Setting/locations play an important role in films and are not just backgrounds

-         Sets are either built from scratch or a great deal of time is spent finding a suitable setting that currently exists

Costumes, Hair and Make Up:

-         They act as an instant indicator of a characters personality, status, and job

-         Tells us immediately whether the film is set in the present etc

Facial Expressions and Body Language:

-         Clear indicator of how someone is feeling

-         How a character feels towards another character, may reflect the state of their relationship

Image One:

-         Presents that they have an intimate relationship

-         Hand gesture ~ cares for the character

Image Two:

-         Looks angry

Positioning of Characters/Objects within a frame:

-         Can draw attention to an important character or object

-         A film make can use positioning to highlight/reveal feelings between characters

Image One:

-         Physical anger, body language is closed

-         Male is perhaps more open

Lighting and Colour:

-         To highlight important characters or objects within a frame

-         Make characters look mysterious by shading sections of the body and face

-         Reflect a characters mental/hidden emotions

Types of Lighting:

Low Key Lighting:

-         Created using key and back lights

-         Produces sharp contrasts of light and dark areas

-         Deep distinct silhouettes

High Key Lighting:

-         More filler lights are used

-         More natural and realistic to our eyes

-         Produces lightly lit sets

VERISMILITUDE:

The appearance of being true or real