Mise en Scene Flashcards
Define Mise- en-scene
- everything the audience can see
- literally means staging a scene through the arful arrangement of actors, scenery, lighting, and props
Setting Functions
- Establish time and place
- introduce ideas and themes
- to create moods
Two Kinds of Props
Instrumental
Metaphorical
Instrumental props
objects used according their common functions
Metaphorical Props
objects used for symbolic, metaphorical purposes
What is the setting?
Describes where the actions take place
Three types of setting used in film
natural location
constructed setting
computer generated setting
Three basic functions of costume and make up
- support scenic realism
- as character highlights
- as narrative markers
Composition
the visual arrangement of the objects, actors within the frame space
Types of Compositions
Foreground, middleground, and background
Loose Framing
- leaving empty space around subject in frame
- conveys openness and continuity of visible space and to imply off screen space
Tight Framing
A visual effect created when the subject in the frame is restricted by the objects or the physical properties of the set
Define the general term of blocking
The arrangement and moving of characters within the single physical space of mise-en-scene
Social Blocking
establishes or redfines relationships between characters
Graphic Blocking
Arranging characters or groups according to visual patterns of harmony, conflict, tension
