Mise En Scene: Intro

Mise En scene is the french term meaning, ' what is in the frame '. Mise En Scene has five elements;-

1. Settings & props
2. Costume, hair & make-up
3. Facial Expressions & Body Language
4. Lighting & Colour
5. Positioning of characters & objects within a frame

These elements are used to analyse shots and indicate the audience of the genre of the film. In these different genre's our expectatons of mise en scene change, along with what we should take away form the shot.