mise-en-scene

Mise-en-scene - this is every aspect from a scene. Which includes:

The Setting 

Lightening 

Decor 

Costumes 

Props 

Performance

Framing of the shot. 

 The Decor: 

• Decor is used to boost a characters emotion or the general mood of the film. 
• An overall feel of the film. 

Lightening:

•  The brightness of the light can change the way in which a picture is looked at.
• They can focus on a particular element making it stand out and more dramatic. 
• There is the "three point lightening" - the standard lighting scheme. 

High-Key Lightening:

• Light in which is raised to the same level as the key light. 
• It will tend to be very light and only showing a few outlines and shadows. 

Low-Key Lightening:

• Image/ scene shown with very little light.
• This kind of lighting is often used in dark films, as it gives off a very strong feeling. A sense of evil.

Costume: 

• A costume is what the characters taking part will wear. 
• A costume can tell us a lot about a character. For example if they are rich/ poor, or wealthy/ rich. 

Acting: 

• The performance of the actors in due to the genre that they are playing in. 
• Actors will show there emotion through there characters. - For example an actor will cry if sad or smile if happy.