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