Mise en scene

Question 1

mise en scene translation

Answer 1

“put into the scene”

Question 2

mise en scene includes

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setting, lighting, costume, makeup, staging, performance

Question 3

setting-what is a prop

Answer 3

object that has a function within the ongoing action (may become a motif)

Question 4

costume- costumes can be used for?

Answer 4

motifs,enhancing charecterization, purley graphic qualities

Question 5

makeup- why was makeup used in early cinema

Answer 5

the actors faces wouldn’t register well on film stock

Question 6

Italian Neorealsim- dates

Answer 6

1942-1951

Question 7

break free of the conventions of ordinary Italian cinema

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Italian Neorealism

Question 8

before 1948, free of censorship

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Italian Neorealism

Question 9

relied on actual locales

Answer 9

Italian Neorealism

Question 10

slice of life plot construction, open ended quality

Answer 10

Italian Neorealism

Question 11

ended with attacks of what movie

Answer 11

Di Sica’s “Umberto” (1951)`

Question 12

Types of settings

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• On set
• On Location
• Neither, created by computer imaging

Question 13

Two prominent traditions in mise-en-scène:

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• naturalistic mise-en-scène

* theatrical mise-en-scène

Question 14

Theatrical Mise-en-Scene

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features appear
unfamiliar, exaggerated, or artificial.
creates fantastical environments that display their artificial and
constructed nature.

Question 15

Characteristics of theatrical mise-en-scène

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•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

Question 16

Characteristics of naturalistic mise-en-scène:

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•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.

Question 17

traditions have emerged from the naturalistic mise-en-scene tradition

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• historical mise-en-scene

* everyday mise-en-scene

Question 18

Historical Mise-en-Scene

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re-creates a recognizable historical scene
•attempts to create a specific location and time in history
•Can be created
•Not necessarily on location

Question 19

Everyday mise-en-scene

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•constructs commonplace backdrops for the characters and the action.

Question 20

what is composition

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• 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.

Question 21

Compositional Elements

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balance and symmetry
• lines and diagonals
• foreground and background
• light and dark
• colour

Question 22

what is symmetry

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• Balanced composition

* centering the actors in the shot

Question 23

what is asymetry

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• unbalanced composition
• may suggest a lack of equilibrium
(all aspects of mise-en-scene must be interpreted in context)

Question 24

what line has the most visual wieght

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diagonal

Question 25

what do they do?Lines and Diagonals

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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.

Question 26

what is loose framing

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refers to shots in which figures have a great deal of open space around them

Question 27

what is tight framing

Answer 27

describes an images in which the lack of space around the subject contributes to a sense
of constriction