Mise en scene

Mise en scene

Mise en scene is a french term meaning " In the scene or frame".

The elements of miss en scene are:
Settings and props; costume, hair & make-up; facial expressions and body language; lighting and colour; positioning of characters and objects.


Settings and props
- The setting is where the text of the media takes place i.e. classroom, field of crop & train station.
- Props are the object we see in the settings.
Costume, Hair & Make-Up
- The use of costume, hair and make-up in a certain way can have strong effect on how the audience views i.e. someone who is looking dirty and has ragged clothes suggests they are poor.

Facial expressions and body language
- We all communicate through facial expressions and body language
- This is particularly important in media texts with  close up and extreme close up because we can tell a lot about what is going on or what is going to happen through a characters facial expressions and body language. i.e. a characters who is smiling and laughing infers thats there is happiness in the scene.

Positioning of characters and objects within a frame 
- Where objects and characters are positioned, is very important.
- Objects and characters can be in the foreground, middle ground or background, this can emphasise the relative importance of the object or character.

Deep focus
- This where both foreground and background are in focus, which enables the audience to choose where to look.