(may the 4th be with you)
Mise-on-scene: A French term meaning what is put into a scene or frame.
5 Elements of Mise-On-scene:
- Setting and props
- costume, hair and makeup
- facial expressions and body language
- lighting and colour
- positioning of characters/Objects within frame
setting and props
- science fiction : set in space : spaceships, lazars, planets
- Romantic comedy : set in a city : table, flowers, bed
- Horror : set in a haunted house: weapons, dolls, chains
Costume, Hair and Makeup
- Posh
- Formal
- Wealthy
- Organised
Expressions and Body Language
- Strong
- Leader
- Angry
- Ready for anything
- In charge
- Main character
Positioning of characters and objects within a frame
Lighting and colour
- Low key lighting (dark lighting what creates shadows)
- high key lighting (bright and natural and a lot in rom com)
In this screenshot, Captain Jack Sparrow is running from a tribe of cannibals that are trying to eat him. His facial expression shows he is scared for his life. The picture shows the fear the Cannibal tribe puts into people. The cloths he is wearing is trying to suggest its from the 1700s to 1800s. The way Captain Jack Sparrow is looking and what he is doing shows he doesn't want to be around the cannibals. The setting is a beach in a pacific island that is inhabited by a indigenous tribe of Cannibals.
This is an action scene because Captain Jack Sparrow is standing on two carriages that are moving at high speeds. What he is doing might suggest he is trying to get away from someone or something that is trying to catch him or maybe he is trying to catch someone or something that has something expensive that he needs or wants. the setting is an old town or city in England or some other European country.
