Mis-en-Scene

 Mis-en-Scene Research

Mis-en-Scene is a French phrase and means staging or putting on an action or scene. In film the term Mis-en-Scene basically means the overall look and feel of a movie.

    Mis-en-Scene has two major visual components which are design and composition. Design being the look of the setting, props, lighting, and actors and composition being the organization, distribution, balance, and the general relationship of actors and objects. Mis-en-Scene in a movie affects how we think of the characters and the story. Another thing is that every object is placed within the frame for a reason but every object does not have a meaning but rather the combination of objects creates the elements that create the meaning. The Mis-en-Scene is what the filmmaker wants us to pay attention to the most as it helps the viewers understand their themes and concepts. The Mis-en-Scene also allows the viewer to experience a certain place and time and is important for how it makes the viewers feel. The Mis-en-Scene is also meant to complement the story as too much Mis-en-Scene can be distracting. One more thing that can completely change the Mis-en-Scene is the genre as every genre has their own common shot types, lighting, props, etc. and it all varies when you're trying to make it match the sort of theme of the movie to make it more either spooky or maybe all love and romance, things like that are what makes Mis-en-Scene very unique in its own way.

    In the end I learned that things like lighting and props in movies aren't there just to be there, but rather used to convey meaning. I also learned that Mis-en-Scene can allow the viewer to experience a certain time and place. This means that the props, colors of the furniture and clothing, and the costuming gives the viewer a sense of different time period. Ex: A woman wearing clothing that looks similar to the one Egyptians wore. This is giving the viewer the sense that we are in a different time period.

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