Planning: Mise En Scene

Mise En Scene 

Mise en scene is the setting and the surroundings or the arrangement of scenery of staging of a play. this includes costumes, props, settings, lighting and space. Mise en scenes means "put into the scene"

Setting & Props:  Setting creates both a sense of place and a mood and it may also reflect a character’s emotional state of mind. it can be filmed in a studio but also found on-location. Settings and location plays an important part in film making. Sets are either built from scratch or a great deal of time is used to look for the right use. Settings can manipulate an audience by building certain expectations.

Costume: Act as an instant indicator to us as a characters status, job or personality. It immediately tells us whether the film is set in the future or present, what society or culture is set in. Certain costumes can identify a certain individual.  for example Batman wears a costume with a bats sign on it for people to identify that he is  batman

Lighting: There are two types of Lightings used in films and these are Lowkey lighting and High-key Lighting. Lighting is used to set the tone or atmosphere. High-key lighting has completely no shadows and you need a minimum of 4 lights. one in front, one at the back and the other two on an opposite sides. While on the other hand, Lowkey lighting is when either one or more lights are switched off and it creates shadows within the setting or objects being used. It creates a sense of ambiguity which creates a sense of mystery. For example bright lights can signify happiness, darkness can create a sense of disturbance and strobe light creates a sense of confusion.

Space: This is the relationship of distance between objects as well as the relationship to cameras. Positioning within a ram can draw our attention to an object or character. For example when two people are sitting down on a couch with a large amount of space between them can create a sense of disagreement and awkwardness.