Midterm - Mise-en-scene Flashcards
Mise-en-scene
The aspects of a film scene; costume, props, lighting, character placement, etc
Realism
How realistic a film attempts to be
Setting
Location/place a film scene is set in; in script
Prop
Object in the setting
Costume
What characters wear
Makeup
Used to change characters’ faces as needed
Lighting
Use of light to manipulate the scene’s appearance
Attached Shadow
Shadow cast onto object by another feature of the same object
Cast Shadow
Shadow cast by one object onto another
Light Quality
How sharp a light is: hard is very sharp and soft is indistinct
Frontal Lighting
Light from the front of a subject
Sidelight/Crosslight
Light from a subject’s side
Backlight
Light from behind scene’s subject
Edge Lighting
Combo of lighting that makes a contour around characters or objects
Underlighting vs Top Lighting
Light from under subjects; Light from above subjects
Light Source
Origin of a light
Key Light
Primary source of light in a scene; makes strongest shadows and illumination
Fill Light
Secondary light source that fills in shadows
Three-Point Lighting
Classical Hollywood lighting; uses key, fill and backlight
High-Key Lighting vs Low-Key Lighting
Light design that results in low contrast; Light design that creates strong contrast and sharp shadows
Stop-Motion
Type of animation involving frame by frame shooting and manipulation of a figure
Types and Typecasting
Stereotypical roles; actors being casted to fit them
Screen Space
The area visible on the screen in one frame
Three-dimensional space
The space the scene exists in i;e the “reality” of the film world in the scene
Monochromatic
Mise-en-scene design emphasizing one color
Limited Palette
Limiting mise-en-scene design to a few colors
Compositional Balance
Balance of the elements on a film screen
Depth Cues
Element of a film that helps the viewer judge how deep a shot is
Volume
Elements of a film that give objects/characters three-dimensionality
Planes
Layers of space in a scene/shot
Foreground
Close to camera
Middle Ground
Mid-distance from camera
Background
Far from camera
Overlap of Edges
How elements of a scene cover each other up to suggest depth
Aerial Perspective
Hazing of distant places in deep shots; contrast and saturation are also reduced
Size Diminuition
How objects farther from the camera appear smaller
Linear Perspective
Shots that involve parallel lines converging in the distance
Off-Center Linear Perspective
Linear perspective with lines that don’t end in the center
Shallow-Space vs Deep-Space
Shot/scene with little depth or lots of depth
Rhythm in Mise-en-scene
Film’s control of elements in time within a scene
Beat
Pulse
Pace
Tempo, how “fast” a scene is
Accent
How “strong” the beats are
Frontality
How much the characters/subjects of a scene are turned towards the camera
Studio-Set
Filmed on a sound stage/set
Filmed on Location
Filmed in “the real world”
Simple Mise-en-scene vs Complex Mise-en-scene
Minimalistic and empty scene; Rich/full/cluttered scene
Blocking
How characters and objects are arranged within a shot
Iconography
Something cultural or argued upon that means something
Open-Form vs Closed Form
Open extends beyond the frame; closed ends at edges of frame
