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Aim: To introduce Mise-en-Scene

Aim: To introduce Mise-en-Scene. Describing a technique. Once you have identified the technical aspect the next and more important step is to analyse its meaning for audiences. However this isn’t always easy to put into words. You really have to think adjectively !

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Aim: To introduce Mise-en-Scene

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  1. Aim: To introduce Mise-en-Scene

  2. Describing a technique. • Once you have identified the technical aspect the next and more important step is to analyse its meaning for audiences. • However this isn’t always easy to put into words. You really have to think adjectively! • E.g.: ‘the sequence where handheld camera movements are used imply that the situation is chaotic and that the main character John is in a state of confusion’. • What are the describing words in this sentence. • Try to find other ways of saying “creates tension”!

  3. Mise-en-Scene • Pronounced “meez ahn sen”, it is a French term and originates in theatre. • Mise-en-scene refers to everything that appears in the film frame • Of all the technical aspects mise-en-scene is the one that we are likely to be most familiar with. • When a film finishes we may not remember the camera shots or editing but we can usually recall some elements of the mise- en-scene

  4. The elements of mise-en-scene • What makes up mise-en-scene? • Location / Setting • Props • Costume and Make Up • Lighting • Use of colour • Character position • All elements are controlled by the director – remember that accidents in film are rare! • Mise-en-scene is crucial in creating the world of the film and meaning for the viewer

  5. What can you say about the mise en-scene in these posters?

  6. Audience meanings • What does mise-en-scene tell us the audience? What effect does it have on us? • Can tell us about a character's personality, background etc. • Where the film is set and when it is set? • Indicate the genre to us. • Look again at the posters. How are these signs given to us the audience?

  7. Analysis • Watch these two clips and aim to identify how the mise-en-scene creates meaning for the audience. • ‘Ocean’s 11’-Steben Soderbergh (2001) and ‘King Kong’ – Peter Jackson (2005)

  8. Connotation and Denotation • Denotation? • What you actually see eg. A Rose is a red flower • Connotation? • What something might stand for or represent, eg. To give someone a red rose might suggest love • What are all of the connotations of the colour red? • The mise-en-scene in a film can connote complex ideas to the viewer very quickly • Look at the film posters on pages 34 - 35, these feature scenes from the film they are advertising. What connotations do you get from the mise-en-scene? Consider Setting, Props, Costume, Colour and Character Position

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