Word AssociationWhat words do you think of when you see these settings?

If you were a setting, what would you be?

Example:

Mise-en-scèneMise-en-scène is a French term meaning ‘put in the scene’ and is concerned with all aspects in front of the camera, including:

Setting, décor and props Costume (including hair and make-up) Staging (including movement & performance and space) Lighting and colour

Information regarding genre, character, mood, time, atmosphere and narrative point can all be relayed through

elements of mise-en-scene.

To be able to understand how setting and décor is used to reinforce character and theme.

Learning Objective:To be able to understand how setting and décor is used to reinforce character and theme.

Level Grade Descriptor

2 D/E To be able to identify setting and describe its effect.

3 B/C To be able to analyse setting and explain it effect.

4 A To be able to evaluate setting and justify its effect.

Level Grade Descriptor

2 D/E Basic understanding of the way that mise-en-scène is used to construct representation.

3 B/C Proficient understanding of the way that mise-en-scène is used to construct representation.

4 A Excellent understanding of the way that mise-en-scène is used to construct representation.

The human Being is all-important in the theatre. The drama on the screen can exist without actors. A banging door, a leaf in the wind, waves beating on the shore can heighten the dramatic effect. Some film masterpieces use man only as an accessory, like an extra, or in counterpoint to nature, which is the true leading character.

Andre Bazin

To be able to understand how setting and décor is used to reinforce character and theme.

The setting/place in which a film, or scene, is set can be indicative of: • the historical time of the film• the state of mind of the film’s protagonist• the point in the films narrative that has been reached

The décor within a room can relay information regarding character, genre and atmosphere to the audience.

Setting & Décor

To be able to understand how setting and décor is used to reinforce character and theme.

Creating the past

To be able to understand how setting and décor is used to reinforce character and theme.

Creating the past

To be able to understand how setting and décor is used to reinforce character and theme.

Using the present

To be able to understand how setting and décor is used to reinforce character and theme.

Putangirua Pinnacles in New Zealand

Reality becomes fantasy

To be able to understand how setting and décor is used to reinforce character and theme.

Fantasy and future created by CGI

To be able to understand how setting and décor is used to reinforce character and theme.

How does the director usesetting to convey information

about the films setting and theme?

Blue Velvet, David Lynch (1986)

To be able to understand how setting and décor is used to reinforce character and theme.

Positive stereotype of small town America

To be able to understand how setting and décor is used to reinforce character and theme.

The dreamy ideal starts to go wrong

To be able to understand how setting and décor is used to reinforce character and theme.

We are exposed to the ‘horrors’ that lie beneath.

A strong metaphor for the plot of the film.

To be able to understand how setting and décor is used to reinforce character and theme.

Mise-en-scène AnalysisSetting – Fargo (Joel & Ethan Coen, 1996)

Setting & Décor – The Science of Sleep (Michel Gondry, 2006) Décor – Se7en (David Fincher, 1995)

Setting – Lost In Translation (Sofia Coppola, 2003)

How does the setting/décor in the above clips give information about character?

To be able to understand how setting and décor is used to reinforce character and theme.

You will have 10mins with your clip.

You can watch it as many times as you like.

You will need to present back to the class your findings, giving specific examples from the text.

You must decide how you will take notes and what each person will present.

Everyone must contribute to the analysis and the presentation.

Groups will be asked to respond to other’s presentations.

How does the setting/décor in the above clips give information about character?

Chloe HunterAnthony Mower

Maui BarrunAnastasia Bramwell

To be able to understand how setting and décor is used to reinforce character and theme.

Bayley Norton-ButcherJacob DentAlex Wells

Mitchel Taylor

Harry CatchpoleKayleigh Didwell

Joe DouglasBilly Utting

Tom BridsonDave Vilicka

Bailey Wooltorton

Learning Objective:To be able to understand how setting and décor is used to reinforce character and theme.

Level Grade Descriptor

2 D/E To be able to identify setting and describe its effect.

3 B/C To be able to analyse setting and explain it effect.

4 A To be able to evaluate setting and justify its effect.

Level Grade Descriptor

2 D/E Basic understanding of the way that mise-en-scène is used to construct representation.

3 B/C Proficient understanding of the way that mise-en-scène is used to construct representation.

4 A Excellent understanding of the way that mise-en-scène is used to construct representation.

To be able to understand how setting and décor is used to reinforce character and theme.

Add some observations to your log book… What have you learnt today? Why is setting and décor important?

Setting is important because…

Setting can help convey…

An example of this is…

The way … uses setting is interesting because…

In my own work, I need to…

Mise-en-scène SettingDécorCharacterTheme

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