Mise En Scene Flashcards
What is Mise En Scene?
after seeing a film, we often remebr the lughting, props, costumes they used. It is a term to explain the directors control over what happens on the film frame
What does Mise En Scene mean?
placing onto the stage
What are features of Mise En Scene?
setting, lighting, props, POV, behaviour of figures
Who is Cindy Sherman?
Cindy Sherman is an American who started by creating black and white photographs of herself. Each image constructs a different character (all of which are played by Sherman in costume) and each hints at a narrative, or story.
What are film stills?
photograph taken on/off the set of a movie, when it is in production, it usually captures the actors and mise en scene
What are characteristics of Cindy’s photography?
Black and white photos inspired by Hollywood movies. Creation of characters, show a narrative/story, convey an emotion, be a character.
Who is Gregory Crewdson?
Gregory Crewdson is an American photographer best known for staging cinematic scenes of suburbia to create a dramatic effect. His dreamlike images often suggest a narrative and blur the boundaries between fiction and reality.
More about Gregory Crewdsoms phtography?
He understands the tension and drama that can exist in familiar settings and carefully poses the figures in the scene so that they are ‘in the moment’ but does not give away all of the narrative. His role is to act like a director who considers the lighting, props, costumes, pose, setting.
Feautres of Gregory Crewdsons photogrphy:
Use light to tell a story, combines everyday/dreamlike and mysterious/familiar, mid or wide shots
Who is Jill Greenburg?
Jill Greenberg is a renowned photographer known for her versatile portfolio encompassing commercial and fine art photography.
What is End Times?
“End Times” blend emotive subjects with surrealism, addressing pressing societal issues like climate change.
End times: As the 27 two- and three-year-olds featured in her exhibition, End Times, cried and screamed, demanding the return of the lollipop given to them just moments before, Greenberg snapped away.
What is “focus” in photography?
focus is the point of sharpness in an image. We think of this as a shallow point of detail. It is the sharp thing we see when we turn the lens on the camera or tap the screen on a phone.
What are points about compositions in photography? (6)
Use rule of thirds
Don’t leave to much space above the subjects head
Check backgrounds for clutter or distraction
Don’t be afraid to move the subject around
Keep your phone straight
Thirds, golden spiral, pyramind, s-curve, L-shape
How do you achieve good lighting? (5)
Outdoors on a cloudy day
Hour after sunrise, or hour before sunset
Position subjects so they are well lit and not silhouetted from behind
A room that gets natural light
Additional sources of light (ceiling lights, lamps)
Why is lighting important?
Light is the most important factor in photography, as without it there is no photography. The intensity of visible light is measured in CANDLES, LUMENS OR LUX.
