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Handout - CDMP Unit 1 Lesson 9

Mise en scene refers to the five elements that communicate visual information to the audience within the frame of a shot: settings and props, costumes/makeup/hair, lighting/color, performance, and composition. Settings and props establish the location and context of a scene, such as living rooms, restaurants, and forests in romantic comedies and horror films. Lighting can be high key or low key to set different moods. Performance and facial expressions convey emotions like anger, seriousness, and fear. Composition, like positioning a character on an ornate golden throne above others, communicates their importance and status.

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Handout - CDMP Unit 1 Lesson 9

Mise en scene refers to the five elements that communicate visual information to the audience within the frame of a shot: settings and props, costumes/makeup/hair, lighting/color, performance, and composition. Settings and props establish the location and context of a scene, such as living rooms, restaurants, and forests in romantic comedies and horror films. Lighting can be high key or low key to set different moods. Performance and facial expressions convey emotions like anger, seriousness, and fear. Composition, like positioning a character on an ornate golden throne above others, communicates their importance and status.

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Creative Digital Media Production Unit 1: Lesson 9

What does Mise en Scene Mean?


What are
the five
elements
of Mise en
Scene

Within the frame: the visual information in front of the camera that
communicates essential information to the audience.

Settings and props

Costume, hair and make-up


Lighting and colour
Performance
Composition
What settings and props would you find in a....
Romantic Comedy
Settings
Living room
hotel
restaurant
city
park

Props
Wine glass
Flowers

Horror Film
Settings
forest
farm
house
camp

Props
Knife
Axe
Chainsaw
mask

Draw a Sci fi costume (or assemble one on photshop)

What are the two main types of lighting?


High key lighting

Low key lighting

Explain how performance provides information in the following


images

Angry, cold, crazy

Serious but also cocky

He seems scared, shocked, confused, regret

TASK: Look at the following image. Analyse the Mise en Scene and
describe why the shot has been set up as it has. Remember to
consider all five elements.

The character in the upper middle has a place of royalty and is more important than the
other characters below him. Hes also stood in an ornate, golden throne-like pit to show
that hes well defended and also wealthy. The rows of guards below the king also show his
royalty and keep the character in the red cape from escaping presuming he is being
punished.

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