MISE-EN-SCENE

THE ARRANGEMENT OF SCENERY AND PROPS

ON SET OF FILM AND THE SURROUNDINGS OF
THE EVENT
 FRAME SIZE

MOST FILM TODAY IS ON WIDE SCREEN YET YEARS AGO IT WAS USUALLY WITHIN A SQUARE
SCREEN. THE FRAME SIZE ADDS IMPACT TO THE SCENE AS IT PUTS FOCUS ON CERTAIN
ELEMENTS
 SETTING

SETTINGS ARE IMPORTANT IN SHOWING A LOCATION AND SETTING A SCENE

THEY MANIPULATE THE AUDIENCE BY CREATING EXPECTATIONS AND GIVING THEM A CLEAR
UNDERSTANDING OF THE SCENE
 LIGHTING

LIGHTING IS IMPORTANT IN HIGHLIGHTING IMPORTANT CHARACTERS AND OBJECTS WITHIN

THE FRAME
IT CAN ALSO REFLECT THE CHARACTERS MENTAL STATE FOR EXAMPLE DARK LIGHTING CAN
PRESENT DARK AND NEGATIVE THOUGHTS
 COSTUME

COSTUME CAN TELL US MANY FACTORS OF THE FILM FOR EXAMPLE WHAT ERA IT IS SET IN,
WHERE IT IS SET AND WHAT SOCIETY THE PEOPLE BELONG TO
IT CAN QUICKLY PRESENT THE CHARACTERS STATUS
 SPACE

THE RULE OF THIRDS IS OFTEN USED TO DRAW ATTENTION TO IMPORTANT CHARACTERS AND
OBJECTS FOR EXAMPLE SOMEONE WITH A SIGNIFICANT ROLE COULD BE IN THE RIGHT THIRD
IN THE FOREGROUND, SOMEONE WITH LESS IN THE LEFT THIRD IN THE MIDDLE AND SOMEONE
IN THE BACKGROUND
IT CAN ALSO SHOW RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN PEOPLE AND PERSONAL STATUS
 STAGING/ACTING

STAGING IS ALSO USED TO SHOW THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CERTAIN CHARACTERS AND
THEIR STATUS, BY USING THE RULE OF THIRDS AND BALANCE
THEIR ACTING WILL ALSO SHOW THIS AS IT IS KEY IN PRESENTING CHARACTER ROLES TO THE
AUDIENCE