mise-en-scene from french mettre – “to place, put” refers to the visual arrangement of items...
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Mise-en-scene
from French mettre – “to place, put”
• refers to the visual arrangement of items on screen
BUT, mise-en-scene also takes into account how those items affect the
atmosphere of the shot
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Dominant (Focus of the shot)
• The thing the director wants you to see first on screen
How is the shot arranged so that you look “where you are supposed to look”?
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Subsidiary Contrasts
• Everything else on screen after the dominant (items in the background)
Does any other visual material add a further level of information to the shot?
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Camera Distance and Angle
• Distance of shot (long, medium, etc.)
• Camera angle (low, high, flat)
How do the camera distance and angle influence your opinion of the objects on screen?
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Composition
• The visual organization of all objects on screen (similar to elements of a good shot, but for a still image)
Note horizon,
placement, sizes, positions, etc. of objects.
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Framing
• The tightening of the frame around an object (using lines, doorways, walls, other objects, etc)
Framing can emphasize an object or make it appear threatened.
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Character Placement
• The arrangement of characters on the screen (position, size, etc.)
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Staging Position
• The characters’ reactions to the camera
Is the character looking at the viewer? Looking away? How intimate is the viewer able to get with the character?
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Density
• The amount of visual information on screen
High density can symbolize chaos.
Low density can symbolize calmness.
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Depth
• The number of different distances at which objects are placed on screen
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Lighting
• High light/Low light• Source of the light• High or low contrast
lighting
The use of light can affect your perception of the objects on screen.
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Lens/Filter
• Lens – a covering of the camera to add effect to the visual
• Filter – a covering of the light source to add effect to the visual
The lens or filter is used to alter the lighting or exposure of the shot.
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Color
• Note the dominant color and any use of contrasting or symbolic colors
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Form
• Either open or closed Closed form – objects on screen are not affected by their surroundings
Open form – objects on screen ARE affected by their surroundings
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Lines
• Horizontal lines – movement and fluidity
• Vertical lines – confined or stagnant feeling
• Diagonal (oblique) lines – tension
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These visual principles, with appropriate modifications, can be applied to any visual analysis. Of course, while we are actually viewing a film, most of us don’t have the time or inclination to explore all elements of mise-en-scene in each shot. Nonetheless, by applying these principles to a still photo, we can train our eyes to “read” a movie image with more critical sophistication.