Mise en scene Flashcards
review of unit 1 mise en scene Film: bicycle thieves
mise en scene translation
“put into the scene”
mise en scene includes
setting, lighting, costume, makeup, staging, performance
setting-what is a prop
object that has a function within the ongoing action (may become a motif)
costume- costumes can be used for?
motifs,enhancing charecterization, purley graphic qualities
makeup- why was makeup used in early cinema
the actors faces wouldn’t register well on film stock
Italian Neorealsim- dates
1942-1951
break free of the conventions of ordinary Italian cinema
Italian Neorealism
before 1948, free of censorship
Italian Neorealism
relied on actual locales
Italian Neorealism
slice of life plot construction, open ended quality
Italian Neorealism
ended with attacks of what movie
Di Sica’s “Umberto” (1951)`
Types of settings
- On set
- On Location
- Neither, created by computer imaging
Two prominent traditions in mise-en-scène:
- naturalistic mise-en-scène
* theatrical mise-en-scène
Theatrical Mise-en-Scene
features appear
unfamiliar, exaggerated, or artificial.
creates fantastical environments that display their artificial and
constructed nature.
Characteristics of theatrical mise-en-scène
•Elements of the mise-en-scene tend to violate or bend the laws of nature or society
•Dramatic inconsistencies appear within one or between two or more mise-en-scenes
•The mise-en-scene takes on an independent life that requires confrontations or creative
negotiations between the props and sets and the characters.
•the world and its objects follow assumed laws of nature and society
Characteristics of naturalistic mise-en-scène:
•the world and its objects follow assumed laws of nature and society
•the elements of the mise-en-scene have a consistently logical or homogeneous relation to each
other.
•the mise-en-scene and the characters mutually define each other, although the mise-en-scene
may be unresponsive to the needs and desires of the characters.
traditions have emerged from the naturalistic mise-en-scene tradition
- historical mise-en-scene
* everyday mise-en-scene
Historical Mise-en-Scene
re-creates a recognizable historical scene
•attempts to create a specific location and time in history
•Can be created
•Not necessarily on location
Everyday mise-en-scene
•constructs commonplace backdrops for the characters and the action.
what is composition
• the visual arrangement of objects, actors, and space within the frame.
• is the art of using graphic elements such as balance, line, foreground and background,
light and dark, and colour to convey information, emotions, and meaning.
Compositional Elements
balance and symmetry • lines and diagonals • foreground and background • light and dark • colour
what is symmetry
- Balanced composition
* centering the actors in the shot
what is asymetry
• unbalanced composition
• may suggest a lack of equilibrium
(all aspects of mise-en-scene must be interpreted in context)
what line has the most visual wieght
diagonal
what do they do?Lines and Diagonals
Graphic elements such as line play a role in composition
• human eye is drawn to diagonal lines, vertical lines and horizontal lines
• all three may be used, but the diagonal line carries the most visual weight.
what is loose framing
refers to shots in which figures have a great deal of open space around them
what is tight framing
describes an images in which the lack of space around the subject contributes to a sense
of constriction
